John James Audubon (1785-1851) Plate CXXI American Robin TENNIS or Year of Miracles

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With the rare double sheet engravedmap "Carte De La Nouvelle France 1632" (54 x 21 ½ in

Pen and ink and watercolor Paper size: 10 1/8 x 14 3/8 in

Visscher’s maps

John James Audubon (1785-1851) Plate CXXI American Robin TENNIS or Year of MiraclesJOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785 1851) Plate CXXI American Robin from Birds of America Engraved by Robert Havell (1793 1878) Published: London, 1827 1838 Aquatint engraving with original hand coloring Paper size: 38 3 8" 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 profound