Picard, F. G. Ch.
F. G. Charles Picard (fl. c. 1854 - 1860) is a scholar, historian, and geographer active in the mid-19th century. Picard was likely Swiss, possibly from Geneva. We have encountered one work authored by Picard: a 260-page manuscript journal that featured numerous hand drawn maps and other illustrations. The only other trace we have found is an Atlas Universel, also manuscript, held at the Bibliothèque de Genève.
Lavishly illustrated manuscirpt journal.
Le Souvenir. Voyages, Excursions, Histoire, Anecdotes, Descriptions, Promenades, Etc., Etc...
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This is a 1860 French-language manuscript journal Le Souvenir written by F. G. Ch. Picard, likely of Geneva. Composed in Picard's clean hand and academic French, the work reads like an encyclopedia, covering a rambling range of topics from whaling to the cultures of Africa to the Chinese military, Daniel Boone, and ballooning. The work is rich with 26 masterfully drawn illustrations and 6 maps. (more details)