AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851), Texan Turtle Dove (Plate 496), 1839-1844 Cartographer_Samuel de Champlain Engraved map with original hand

Engraved map with original hand color in outline

was jealously guarded by the French government for the crucial information it so masterfully delineated

To make his products distinctive

John James Audubon is without rival as the most celebrated American natural history artist

and twice nearly destroyed theFrench colonies with their warriors alone" (Field 268

AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851), Texan Turtle Dove (Plate 496), 1839-1844 Cartographer_Samuel de Champlain Engraved map with original handJohn James AUDUBON Texan Turtle Dove (Plate 496) New York: J. J. Audubon; Philadelphia: J. B. Chevalier, 1839 1844 Hand colored lithograph Paper size: approx. 10 1 4 x 6 1 2 in.