REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840). Ixia Tricolor, Plate 129. American Paintings Ornithological Münster’s map provided one of

Münster’s map provided one of the first detailed views of this area

Ortelius’s maps continued to be published and revered

English surveying and mapmaking methods developed during the dissolution of the monasteries in the 1530 when large amounts of formerly Church land came onto the onto the private market were employed and refined in North America

The elegant curvature and flowing decorative motifs evoke the lightness and movement of 18th-century Parisian craftsmanship

REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840). Ixia Tricolor, Plate 129. American Paintings Ornithological Münster’s map provided one ofPierre Joseph Redout (1759 1840) Ixia Tricolor, Plate 129. From Les Liliaces Paris, 1807. Stipple engravings with original hand coloring Sheet size: approx. 20 1 8" x 13 1 2"