AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851), Canvas backed Duck, (Plate 301), 1827–1838 The viviparous quadrupeds of North America **Legacy**: Dinsmore’s work remains an

**Legacy**: Dinsmore’s work remains an invaluable resource for researchers and historians

Fort Madison

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Later in his life

Wild Horses at Play

AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851), Canvas backed Duck, (Plate 301), 1827–1838 The viviparous quadrupeds of North America **Legacy**: Dinsmore’s work remains anJOHN 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.