Robert Salmon. The Ship Liverpool in the Mercey, seen from Wallasey. 1810. The Roots of Texas sixth Lord Fairfax of Cameron

sixth Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1693-1781) had inherited the Northern Neck estates from his mother Catherine Culpeper in 1719

One of the most important editions of Ptolemy

made so that the Florentine Vespucci could claim to have beaten the Genoan Columbus to the New World

Title-pages printed in red and black with engraved vignettes

This later series depicts the battles

Robert Salmon. The Ship Liverpool in the Mercey, seen from Wallasey. 1810. The Roots of Texas sixth Lord Fairfax of CameronRobert Salmon (Scottish American, 1775 1848) The Ship Liverpool in the Mercey, seen from Wallasey Oil on canvas 1810 Signed with initials and dated lower right: RS 1810 31 x 42 canvas, 37 x 47 framed Auction history: Phillips London, 19th Century British and European Paintings sale, 3 April 2001, Lot 26, sold for $40,149 Christies New York, Maritime sale, 3 February 2005, lot 199, sold for $132,000 Like a number of both Salmon's British and American