John James Audubon (1785-1851). The Camas Rat, Plate 142. The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America. TENNIS twenty years after its first

twenty years after its first purchase of his art

in which a dead carcass has been deposited

The whole globe mounted on a black and gold–painted four-legged Continental stand

In 1520 Apian’s world map appeared in a Vienna edition of Caius Julius Solinus’ Third Century dissertation on the wonders of the natural world

John James Audubon (1785-1851). The Camas Rat, Plate 142. The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America. TENNIS twenty years after its firstJohn James Audubon (1785 1851) & John Woodhouse Audubon (1812 1862) The Camas Rat, Plate 142. From: The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America. New York: J. J. Audubon, [1845 1849]. Lithograph with original hand coloring