Geographical Fan, Double Hemisphere World Map European paintings botanical Shirley 45

Shirley 45

and Belle-Key) and sailing ships are seen in the foreground and the perspective view of the city recedes toward distant Lake Pontchartrain

the present watercolor may have been elaborated by Johann Moritz Rugendas for publication

Painted during his first visit to Texas

Geographical Fan, Double Hemisphere World Map European paintings botanical Shirley 45Geographical Fan, Double Hemisphere World Map Japan: ca 1870s 2 wood engraved leaves (5 4 8 inches in depth), printed in black with original hand colour, over 29 bamboo rods (10 inches in length), held together by a brass spindle (some insect damage and loss to extremity of paper leaves). A fine Japanese geographical fan showing a double hemisphere map of the world, with the flags of the nations on each side, the verso decorated with views of Paris,