AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851), Canvas backed Duck, (Plate 301), 1827–1838 12_10_24 The map meticulously divides South

The map meticulously divides South America into its major regions

drawn from Mercator’s 1569 map

this basic structure captured Heine’s attention enough to manifest in both his written and painted accounts

Portraits of other former presidents fan out on either side ofthe panorama

AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851), Canvas backed Duck, (Plate 301), 1827–1838 12_10_24 The map meticulously divides SouthJOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785 1851) Canvas backed Duck, Plate 301 [With View of Baltimore, Maryland in the background] From the Birds of America Aquatint engraving with original hand color London: Robert Havell, 18271838 Paper size: 26 1 8 x 38 7 8 in. This enhancement of its value I look upon as leaving arisen from the preference given to it by the epicures of our Middle Districts, who have strangely lauded it as superior to every other Duck in the world.