John James Audubon (1785-1851), Trumpeter Swan (Young), Plate 376. Cartographer_John Ross showing the route of the

showing the route of the first Sante Fe expedition

Nevertheless

This map is not as accurate as Mercator’s and in its nomenclature is based upon early Spanish explorers

were prolific producers of maps and atlases during the 19th century

KARL BODMER

John James Audubon (1785-1851), Trumpeter Swan (Young), Plate 376. Cartographer_John Ross showing the route of theAUDUBON, John James (1785 1851). Trumpeter Swan (Young), Plate 376. Aquatint engraving with original hand color. London: Robert Havell, 1827 1838. John James Audubon is without rival as the most celebrated American natural history artist. Audubon devoted his life to realizing his dream of identifying and depicting the birds of North America, and his work has had profound cultural and historical significance. In the second decade of the 19th century,