REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840). Ixia Tricolor, Plate 129. American Paintings Ornithological The elegant curvature and flowing

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

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

which was based upon information derived from the Spanish royal cartographer Chaves

so both appear to be independent copies

Robert Thornton was determined that his country produce the greatest series of botanical illustrations of all time

REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840). Ixia Tricolor, Plate 129. American Paintings Ornithological The elegant curvature and flowingPierre 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"