CHARLES EMPSON (BRITISH, 1794-1861) Pompelmus Surinam, Madame Merian (Grapefruit) John Thomas Serres Working in both oil and

Working in both oil and watercolor

Williams offers a sweeping bird’s-eye view of New York City and its surrounding region during a period of explosive growth and transformation

It influenced all maps of the region for a century and is “a primary source document of the first magnitude in the history of discovery and cartography” (Rucker Agee

arriving back in New Orleans in 1720

and Antoine-Charles Vauthier

CHARLES EMPSON (BRITISH, 1794-1861) Pompelmus Surinam, Madame Merian (Grapefruit) John Thomas Serres Working in both oil andCHARLES EMPSON (BRITISH, 1794 1861) Pompelmus Surinam, Madame Merian (Grapefruit) Watercolor and graphite with touches of gum Arabic on paper [Birmingham: 1830s] Paper size: 15 x 10 in. Here Empson notes his identification is based on that determined by Maria Merian. CHARLES EMPSON (BRITISH, 17941861) Charles Empson, a print and watercolor dealer based in Bath, England, undertook a demanding three year journey through the northern regions of South