Mulsant & Verreaux. [Bee Hummingbird] Calypta Helenae. 1874. 10_31_23 Titled ‘San Francisco von Telegraph

Titled ‘San Francisco von Telegraph Hill’ (lower right)

Eastman focuses here on a new and unfamiliar environment

and globes that were highly regarded across Europe

and New York as I Saw It are fascinating historical records of rapidly developing cities captured both in pen and ink sketches and also in Huard’s narrative voice: the voice of a ready explorer encountering the city for the first time

Plano Topografico de la Ciudad de Huancavelica

Mulsant & Verreaux. [Bee Hummingbird] Calypta Helenae. 1874. 10_31_23 Titled ‘San Francisco von TelegraphMulsant & Verreaux [Bee Hummingbird] Calypta Helenae from Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux Mouches, ou Colibris constituant la famille des Trochildes Published: Lyon, 1874 Lithograph with original hand coloring Paper size: 12 1 4 x 8 3 4 Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux Mouches, ou Colibris constituant la famille des Trochildes (The Natural History of Hummingbirds constituting the Trochilidae family) was published in 1874 by prominent French naturalists