George Brookshaw (1751-1823), Plate LXXXIV (84). [Pears] Virgouleuse; Striped Vert Longue; Pear d'Auch Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues Lear’s nonsense books were highly

Lear’s nonsense books were highly popular during his lifetime

Charte das Russischereich und die von den Tatarn

Lilium Tigrinum

The First Printed Map of Virginia and the Carolinas -- And The Earliest Regional Map To Show The English Roanoke Colony

and one of the most historically significant American maps

George Brookshaw (1751-1823), Plate LXXXIV (84). [Pears] Virgouleuse; Striped Vert Longue; Pear d'Auch Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues Lear’s nonsense books were highlyGeorge Brookshaw (1751 1823) Plate LXXXIV (84). [Pears] Virgouleuse; Striped Vert Longue; Pear d'Auch Pomona Britannica London: 1804 1812 Hand colored aquatint engravings The publication of the Pomona marked the re emergence of the acclaimed artist into the public eye after a total disappearance of nearly a decade. A successful cabinetmaker with the patronage of the Prince of Wales, Brookshaw suddenly disappeared from view in the mid 1790s, and with