Maria Martin
Maria Martin Bachman | |
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Maria Martin | |
| Born | 6 July 1796 |
| Died | 27 December 1863 (aged 67) |
| Occupation(s) | Naturalist, scientific illustrator |
| Known for | Scientific illustration of flora and insects, particularly for John James Audubon's Birds of America |
Maria (/mɝˈaɪə/ mah-RYE-uh) Martin Bachman (3 July 1796 – 27 December 1863) 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). Bachman was the only woman of the three principal assistants that Audubon employed at the time.