John James Audubon (1785-1851). Douglass's Squirrel, Plate 48. The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America. bibliophilic-essay-11 Brooklyn Bridge View of South

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19th century had decimated their numbers

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John James Audubon (1785-1851). Douglass's Squirrel, Plate 48. The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America. bibliophilic-essay-11 Brooklyn Bridge View of SouthPainted by John James Audubon (1785 1851) with background likely by Victor Gifford Audubon (1809 1860) Douglass's Squirrel, Plate 48. From: The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America. New York: 1845 1848 Hand colored lithograph Sheet size: 21 x 27