the species was brought back from the brink through an extraordinary rescue effort involving captive breeding
” [Brisson may have confused the species with the Carolina Parrot based on Levaillant’s description
around the Province
The result is a work that is both documentary and evocative
Engraved map with original hand colorSold by H
PERSAC, Marie Adrien (French-American, 1823-1873). Clifty Creek Canyon, Indiana. Artists_Pierre Joseph Redoute the species was brought backPERSAC, Marie Adrien (French American, 1823 1873) [Clifty Creek Canyon, Indiana] Gouache on paper Signed lower right: A. Persac Inscribed: Etas Unis 9 1 4 x 5 3 4 sheet 12 1 2 x 9 framed Marie Adrien Persac (1823 1873) was a photographer, architect, artist, and civil engineer. Born in Lyons, France, he came to the United States to hunt buffalo and settled in Indiana to cultivate apple orchards. Its not clear what brought Adrien down south to