AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851), Canada Goose, (Plate 201), 1827–1838 Encounters and Empires see Cummings

see Cummings

First Impression

“Terra Australis” (Australia) fills much of the right-hand (or southern) cordum and is marked as being ‘recently discovered but not yet explored

This Smith globe making business was later taken over by George Phillips and Son

The bird was still singing—a glorified thrush

AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851), Canada Goose, (Plate 201), 1827–1838 Encounters and Empires see CummingsJOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785 1851) Canada Goose, Plate 201 From the Birds of America Aquatint engraving with original hand color London: Robert Havell, 18271838 Paper size: 25 1 4 x 38 1 4 in. Frame size: 49 1 2 x 37 in. The big, black necked Canada Goose with its signature white chinstrap mark is a familiar and widespread bird offields and parks. Thousands of honkers migrate north and south each year, filling the sky with long V formations. It is