Dendrobium densi florum Natural History Prints forerunner of the U

forerunner of the U

Fine woodcut map of the world in a cordiform projection by Laurent Fries

an illustrator from Philadelphia

the map reflects an important cartographic cross cultural encounter

New Orleans was established in 1718

Dendrobium densi florum Natural History Prints forerunner of the USertum orchidaceum, an album so titled of watercolour drawings of orchids. English, mid nineteenth century Watercolour drawings of orchids and flowering plants, captioned at foot HIGHLY ACCOMPLISHED LARGE SCALE WATERCOLOUR DRAWINGS. A pencil note on the fly leaf reads These drawings are thought to be done by the wife of MacFarlane the celebrated orchid painter (i. e. James Laird MacFarlane, 1836 1913). PROVENANCE: Samuel Williams Fuller (c. 1777 1857)