MEUNIER, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1786-1858). Domestic Cat and Cheetah [Paris Rooftop]. Ocean_pacific Napoleon has been famously quoted

Napoleon has been famously quoted as saying had the matter not been ambiguous

Terrestrial table globe

Earlier English maps more generally focused on the Mississippi River valley rather than the river itself

In the century after this map’s publication

MEUNIER, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1786-1858). Domestic Cat and Cheetah [Paris Rooftop]. Ocean_pacific Napoleon has been famously quotedMEUNIER, Jean Baptiste (French, 1786 1858) Domestic Cat and Cheetah [Paris Rooftop] Watercolor on paper Signed Menuier 6 1 2 x 3 1 2 sheet 13 1 2 x 16 1 4 framed This delightful watercolor by Jean Baptiste Meunier juxtaposes a domestic cat with a slender cheetah, rendered in the elegant, linear style that characterizes early nineteenth century French animal studies. The composition, likely conceived as part of a larger project on comparative species,