Mulsant & Verreaux. [Schribers’ Hummingbird] Iolæma Schreibersi. 1874. Cartographer_Pedro de Medina was forced to surrender

was forced to surrender

One of the earliest maps of Italy based on modern top- onymy rather than classical place names

He is credited for numerous houses in New Orleans

Created during an era when European powers were expanding their influence in Asia

This 1578 engraving exemplifies the Renaissance pursuit of recovering ancient knowledge and placing it in a modern

Mulsant & Verreaux. [Schribers’ Hummingbird] Iolæma Schreibersi. 1874. Cartographer_Pedro de Medina was forced to surrenderMulsant & Verreaux [Schribers Hummingbird] Iolma Schreibersi 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