John James Audubon (1785-1851), Plate CCXLII Snowy Heron or White Egret Cartographer_Claude Joseph Sauthier as are the riverine systems

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withFrench settlements and missions all carefully marked

The cartographic competition that resulted from the British and French contest for colonial strongholds led to the production of remarkably sophisticated maps such as this one

It was also the last great sailing voyage of discovery

A Map of the British and French Dominions in North America

John James Audubon (1785-1851), Plate CCXLII Snowy Heron or White Egret Cartographer_Claude Joseph Sauthier as are the riverine systemsJohn James Audubon (1785 1851) Plate CCXLII Snowy Heron or White Egret from Birds of America Engraved by Robert Havell (1793 1878) Published: London, 1827 1838 Aquatint engraving with original hand coloring Paper size: 38 1 2 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