PERSAC, Marie Adrien (French-American, 1823-1873). Clifty Creek Canyon, Indiana. Artists_Pierre Joseph Redoute and part cartographic artifact

and part cartographic artifact

The cartography of the map has been ascribed to the prominent cartographer Sebastian Münster (1488-1552)

They alleviated expenses through measures such as swapping traditional brass meridians

The result is a work that is both documentary and evocative

This is unquestionably the most decorative of Blaeu's many regional maps

PERSAC, Marie Adrien (French-American, 1823-1873). Clifty Creek Canyon, Indiana. Artists_Pierre Joseph Redoute and part cartographic artifactPERSAC, Marie Adrien (French American, 1823 1873) [Clifty Creek Canyon, Indiana] Gouache on paper Signed lower right: A. Persac Inscribed: Etas Unis 9 1 4 x 5 3 4 sheet 12 1 2 x 9 framed Marie Adrien Persac (1823 1873) was a photographer, architect, artist, and civil engineer. Born in Lyons, France, he came to the United States to hunt buffalo and settled in Indiana to cultivate apple orchards. Its not clear what brought Adrien down south to