Mulsant & Verreaux. [Peruvian sheartail Hummingbird] Thaumastura Cora. 1874. John James Audubon “Of all the vegetable productions

“Of all the vegetable productions which grow in Asia

11" x 16 1/2"

a set of 12 plates with images of the twelve months in the countryside

a reflection of how little was known of the region by Europeans

Mulsant & Verreaux. [Peruvian sheartail Hummingbird] Thaumastura Cora. 1874. John James Audubon “Of all the vegetable productionsMulsant & Verreaux [Peruvian sheartail Hummingbird] Thaumastura Cora 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