Untitled [Bird on a Rock] Region_New England but the state of war

but the state of war made La Harpe's mission to trade in the Spanish controlled region more difficult

based on the historical disagreement between Spain and France as to the western boundary of Louisiana that was reflected in La Harpe’s earlier correspondence

It played an important role in 1802 as the site of a conference between Americans and the Choctaw tribe for the construction of what became the Natchez Trace

Plate mark: 16 x 21 1/4"

Untitled [Bird on a Rock] Region_New England but the state of warWILLIAM POPE (British Canadian, 1811 1902) Untitled [Bird on a Rock] Pencil and watercolor Signed W. P lower left Paper size: 10 3 8 x 14 5 8 in. Provenance The artists family and thence by descent. Exhibited: Simcoe Ontario, Lynnwood Art Centre, Birds of a Feather, 3 31 May 1987 (a selection). Simcoe, Ontario, Eva Brook Donly Museum, May 7 June 1987 (a selection). Simcoe, Ontario, Lynnwood Art Centre, 4 August 3 September 1989 (a selection) Like his