Wonderful Large 1817 Hand-drawn Ink and Watercolor Map of Africa by Lucy Davis northeast coast native This pair of pears--looking like

This pair of pears--looking like maybe a Bartlett and and Anjou--completely fits the bill

side by side on a red perch

13 5/8" x 10 5/8" x 1 1/8" framed

and surely our guy made it safely to ground

Dried herbs

Wonderful Large 1817 Hand-drawn Ink and Watercolor Map of Africa by Lucy Davis northeast coast native This pair of pears--looking likeMy photos (shot through glass and in absence of a good spot for shooting large work) do no justice to this fantastic large hand drawn map quite a thing I think; view details to get at least a bit of a sense, though color is brighter and bolder in person. Found in Maine, and I believe American, it was signed by a Lucy Davis in 1817. (I have found records of a number of different Lucy Davis', and concentrations of the Davis family in Virginia and North