The Visionary Eye of Poul August Plum In the quiet, storied streets of 19th-century Copenhagen, a talent was quietly unfolding that would eventually capture the essence of far-flung corners of the globe. Poul August Plum, born in 1815 to a merchant family, possessed an artistic sensibility that transcended the boundaries of his Danish upbringing. While his roots were firmly planted in the cultural soil of Denmark, his spirit was inher…