CHARLES EMPSON (BRITISH, 1794-1861) Brugmansia Coccinea Birds allied with a local Sultan

allied with a local Sultan

and perfect draftsmanship of Barraband’s original watercolors

An acclaimed British cartographer

and London by Ackermann & Co

but not distributed until after the Civil War)

CHARLES EMPSON (BRITISH, 1794-1861) Brugmansia Coccinea Birds allied with a local SultanCHARLES EMPSON (BRITISH, 1794 1861) Brugmansia Coccinea Watercolor and graphite with touches of gum Arabic on paper [Birmingham: 1830s] Paper size: 15 x 10 in. CHARLES EMPSON (BRITISH, 17941861) Charles Empson, a print and watercolor dealer based in Bath, England, undertook a demanding three year journey through the northern regions of South Americaprimarily present day Colombiafrom 1824 to 1827. His original drawings of exotic South American plants,