AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851), Black Shouldered Elanus (Plate 16), 1839-1844 Americas Its first appearance on a

Its first appearance on a map was in De L’Isle’s 1718 map of the course of the Mississippi

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Its significance is also noted by Martin and Martin

his journal and these original maps provided information that appeared in later printed and manuscript maps by other mapmakers

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AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851), Black Shouldered Elanus (Plate 16), 1839-1844 Americas Its first appearance on aJohn James AUDUBON Black Shouldered Elanus (Plate 16) 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.