Spermophilus Annulatus (Annulated Marmot Squirrel) [Plate 79]
Philadelphia: J.T. Bowen, 1845. Folio quadruped print. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Page measures 21" x 26.5". From First Imperial Folio edition of J.J. Audubon's "Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America". Minor overall wear and some chipping and tears to edges. John James Audubon (1785-1851) was an American naturalist, painter and ornithologist who did extensive field work studying birds before painting them. By the late 1830's, he was planning a new book on the viviparous quadrupeds of North America. Audubon was..... More