The Meadowlark June 16 1834 Alanda Maitna Wills American Paintings Ornithological It is seen on the

It is seen on the Columbia only in summer

No lesser authority than Alexander von Humboldt praised Lafon’s map

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also lacking

He was the first significant contributor to a collection of delicate watercolors on vellum that collectively became known as the Velins du Roi (the King’s Vellums)

The Meadowlark June 16 1834 Alanda Maitna Wills American Paintings Ornithological It is seen on theWILLIAM POPE (British Canadian, 1811 1902) The Meadowlark June 16 1834 Alanda Maitna Wills Pen and ink and watercolor Signed W. P lower left Paper size: 12 1 2 x 17 in. Provenance The artists family and thence by descent. Exhibited: Simcoe Ontario, Lynnwood Art Centre, Birds of a Feather, 3 31 May 1987 (a selection). Simcoe, Ontario, Eva Brook Donly Museum, May 7 June 1987 (a selection). Simcoe, Ontario, Lynnwood Art Centre, 4 August 3 September 1989