AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851), American Snipe, (Plate 243), 1827–1838 04_19_23 Wyld's 1846 Map of the

Wyld's 1846 Map of the Mexico and the United States is one of the rarest and most fascinating maps of the region from the period

John Gould (1804-1881) Procellaria glacialis [Fulmar]

The lower portion of the Mississippi River is angled differently than Cassini’s efforts

Tanner’s map of Mexico

and as he rushes on the foe

AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851), American Snipe, (Plate 243), 1827–1838 04_19_23 Wyld's 1846 Map of theJOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785 1851) American Snipe, Plate 243 [With South Carolina Plantation near Charleston in background] From the Birds of America Aquatint engraving with original hand color London: Robert Havell, 18271838 Paper size: 25 1 2 x 38 1 2 in. If all around is quiet, you see it move in its ordinary manner, walking lightly, and with some grace, its bill half inclined downwards, in search of a good spot to probe for food. The instant it meets