John James AUDUBON (1785-1851), Plate 1, California Turkey Vulture The History of Canada one of the first uses

one of the first uses of the navigator’s name in such a context

around the Cape of Good Hope and back to New York on June 10

the map was released in over 20 states between 1755 and 1791 and was published in a number of languages

worked for William Tryon

John James AUDUBON (1785-1851), Plate 1, California Turkey Vulture The History of Canada one of the first usesHand colored lithograph by Ralph Trembly for the firm of J. T. Bowen after John James Audubon (1785 1851) From Vol. 1 of the first octavo edition of the The Birds of America, From Drawings Made in the United States and Their Territories. New York: J. J. Audubon; Philadelphia: J. B. Chevalier, 1839 1840. Paper dimensions: approximately 10 x 6 inches Octavo part number: 1 Current name of bird depicted: California Condor, Gymnogyps californianus