Pierre-Joseph Reoduté, Rosa Alpina flore variegato (Paris, 1817-24) Maps Carte des Indes et de

Carte des Indes et de la Chine stands as a landmark in Enlightenment cartography

and contains an almond of a very pleasant taste

The Indians were beginning to give way to the expansion of the American frontier and to European disease

and they continue to inspire artists and visitors to the area

and potentially make colonial administrators financially independent of the annoying provincial Assembly

Pierre-Joseph Reoduté, Rosa Alpina flore variegato (Paris, 1817-24) Maps Carte des Indes et dePierre Joseph Reodut (French, 1759 1840) Rosa Alpina flore variegato Stipple engraving with original hand color From Les Roses Paris, 1817 1824 18 x 13 sheet; 29 x 23 framed