Mulsant & Verreaux. [Brazilian ruby Hummingbird] Clytolaema Matthewsi. 1874. 1016-B was jealously guarded by the

was jealously guarded by the French government for the crucial information it so masterfully delineated

which added an elegancy to the design

European interest in Asia was at its peak

Both visually stunning and intellectually vital

Mulsant & Verreaux. [Brazilian ruby Hummingbird] Clytolaema Matthewsi. 1874. 1016-B was jealously guarded by theMulsant & Verreaux [Brazilian ruby Hummingbird] Clytolaema Matthewsi 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