PIERRE JEAN FRANÇOIS TURPIN (FRENCH, 1775 – 1840). Cannonball tree. 1808–1827. Cartographer_Gerard Mercator Sabine Pass and mouth of

Sabine Pass and mouth of the river Sabine in the Sea

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PIERRE JEAN FRANÇOIS TURPIN (FRENCH, 1775 – 1840). Cannonball tree. 1808–1827. Cartographer_Gerard Mercator Sabine Pass and mouth ofPIERRE JEAN FRANOIS TURPIN (FRENCH, 1775 1840) Lecythis bractea willd Couroupita guianensus aubl. Boulet a canon (Couroupita guianensis, or Cannonball tree) Preparatory drawing for F. R. Tussac. Flore des Antilles, ou histoire gnrale botanique, rurale et economique des vgtaux indignes des Antilles. Paris: chez lauteur, F. Schoell et Hautel, 18081827. Vol 2 Pl. 10 Watercolor and pencil on paper Inscribed: Lecythis bractea willd Couroupita guianensus