Sparrow Hawk Female Jun 21 1834 Falco Sparverias linn Cartographer_Pierre Francois Xavier de Charlevoix Mitchell’s Map of the British

Mitchell’s Map of the British and French Dominions in North America represents a landmark opportunity for collectors

He had little formal training in art and even less in ornithology

they always hop or run for several yards

Watercolor for plate 172: “Martinico Iris” Iris martinicensis

Sparrow Hawk Female Jun 21 1834 Falco Sparverias linn Cartographer_Pierre Francois Xavier de Charlevoix Mitchell’s Map of the BritishWILLIAM POPE (British Canadian, 1811 1902) Sparrow Hawk Female Jun 21 1834 Falco Sparverias linn Pen and ink and watercolor Signed W. P lower right Paper size: 17 1 8 x 12 in. Provenance The artists family and thence by descent. Exhibited: Simcoe Ontario, Lynnwood Art Centre, Birds of a Feather, 3 31 May 1987 (a selection). Simcoe, Ontario, Eva Brook Donly Museum, May 7 June 1987 (a selection). Simcoe, Ontario, Lynnwood Art Centre, 4 August 3