Palm Tree, Jamaica by Frederic Edwin Church, 1865 drogheda golden-yellow light grazes surfaces and

golden-yellow light grazes surfaces and mingles with earthy browns and russet-oranges

is a striking illustration from his renowned "Birds of America" series

and atmospheric charm

Palermo - The capital of the Kingdom of Sicily and a major center of culture

These maps were initially created for precise scientific and public use

Palm Tree, Jamaica by Frederic Edwin Church, 1865 drogheda golden-yellow light grazes surfaces andFrederic Edwin Churchs Palm Tree, Jamaica (1865) captures the magnetism of the Caribbean through the practiced eye of a master of American landscape painting. A leading light of the Hudson River School, Church traveled widely in the mid 19th century, recording the tropical environments of Jamaica and Latin America with a blend of scientific precision and romantic atmosphere. Here, a single palm commands the sceneits stately trunk and generous fronds