Maria Martin

For other people named Maria Martin, see Maria Martin (disambiguation).
Maria Martin Bachman
Maria Martin
Born(1796-07-06)6 July 1796
Charleston, South Carolina
Died27 December 1863(1863-12-27) (aged 67)
Columbia, South Carolina
Occupation(s)Naturalist, scientific illustrator
Known forScientific illustration of flora and insects, particularly for John James Audubon's Birds of America

Maria (/mɝˈaɪə/ mah-RYE-uh)[1] Martin Bachman (3 July 1796 – 27 December 1863)[2] of Charleston, South Carolina, was an American watercolor painter and scientific illustrator. She contributed many of the background paintings for John James Audubon's The Birds of America (1831–39) and Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America (1845–48).[3] Bachman was the only woman of the three principal assistants that Audubon employed at the time.[4]

  1. ^ "Maria Martin Bachman". History of American Women. History of American Women. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  2. ^ James, Edward T., ed. (1974). Notable American Women, 1607–1950 : A Biographical Dictionary. Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. p. 505. ISBN 0674627342.
  3. ^ Bailey, Martha J. (1994). American Women in Science:A Biographical Dictionary. ABC-CLIO, Inc. ISBN 0-87436-740-9.
  4. ^ "Maria Martin (1796-1863)". www.sierracollege.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-02.