John James Audubon (1785-1851), Plate CCXLII Snowy Heron or White Egret Cartographer_Claude Joseph Sauthier and the Washington families
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and the Washington families
withFrench settlements and missions all carefully marked
” The beauty and uniqueness of his illustrations guarantees the lasting value of this most exceptional work
The cartographic competition that resulted from the British and French contest for colonial strongholds led to the production of remarkably sophisticated maps such as this one
as are the riverine systems
John James Audubon (1785-1851), Plate CCXLII Snowy Heron or White Egret Cartographer_Claude Joseph Sauthier and the Washington familiesJohn James Audubon (1785 1851) Plate CCXLII Snowy Heron or White Egret from Birds of America Engraved by Robert Havell (1793 1878) Published: London, 1827 1838 Aquatint engraving with original hand coloring Paper size: 38 1 2 x 25 1 2" 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