John James Audubon (1785-1851). Rocky Mountain Neotoma, Plate 29. The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America. European paintings botanical Casa Calvo’s principal deputy described

Casa Calvo’s principal deputy described a sketch based on a Spanish chart that included boundary lines exactly as depicted here

that extended far into present day Texas

The work waspublished to promote the claims on New France in Louis XIII's court at a critical time

the principal trading states of Europe – the regions that now constitute Italy and Germany -- also became leaders in the printing of maps

the most notable being held by the British Museum and the Oak Spring Library

John James Audubon (1785-1851). Rocky Mountain Neotoma, Plate 29. The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America. European paintings botanical Casa Calvo’s principal deputy describedJohn James Audubon (1785 1851) & John Woodhouse Audubon (1812 1862) Rocky Mountain Neotoma, Plate 29. From: The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America. New York: J. J. Audubon, [1845 1849]. Lithograph with original hand coloring