AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851), Carolina Pigeon or Turtle Dove, (Plate 17), 1827–1838 121830 he traveled extensively through Australia

he traveled extensively through Australia

the map offers extraordinary detail: hundreds of place names

Tail of moderate length

silver mines

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AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851), Carolina Pigeon or Turtle Dove, (Plate 17), 1827–1838 121830 he traveled extensively through AustraliaJOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785 1851) Carolina Pigeon or Turtle Dove, Plate 17 From the Birds of America Aquatint engraving with original hand color London: Robert Havell, 18271838 Paper size: 37 x 24 1 8 in. Frame size: 46 1 2 x 33 5 8 in. I have tried, kind reader, to give you a faithful representation of two as gentle pairs of Turtles as ever cooed their loves in the green woods. I have placed them on a branch of Stuartia, which you see ornamented with a