Mulsant & Verreaux. [Rose-bellied woodstar Hummingbird] Chætogercus Rosæ. 1874. 16thcworld A strikingly cautionary name in

A strikingly cautionary name in contemporary Spanish is “manzanilla de la Muerte

It started to appear on portolan charts in the fourteenth century and continued to be a stalwart of maps and charts into the nineteenth century

and continued to work actively in that city for over sixty years

and regional pride sits uncomfortably against the backdrop of foreign rule

the map captures a region that had just emerged from the Great Northern War (1700–1721)—a conflict that decisively ended Sweden’s status as a major European power

Mulsant & Verreaux. [Rose-bellied woodstar Hummingbird] Chætogercus Rosæ. 1874. 16thcworld A strikingly cautionary name inMulsant & Verreaux [Rose bellied woodstar Hummingbird] Chtogercus Ros from Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux Mouches, ou Colibris constituant la famille des Trochildes Published: Lyon, 1874 Lithograph with original hand coloring Paper size: 12 1 4 x 8 3 4 Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux Mouches, ou Colibris constituant la famille des Trochildes (The Natural History of Hummingbirds constituting the Trochilidae family) was published in 1874 by prominent