AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851), Swainson's Swamp Warbler (Plate 104), 1839-1844 Cartographer_Thomas Johnston La Fon's magnificent survey map

La Fon's magnificent survey map was the first to accurately depict the Orleans Territory following the Louisiana Purchase

"Probably one of the earliest American interior views" (Stokes & Haskell)

and half as wide as the second…

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The Danckerts publishing firm was among the most prominent print and map sellers in Amsterdam in the late 17th and early 18th centuries

AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851), Swainson's Swamp Warbler (Plate 104), 1839-1844 Cartographer_Thomas Johnston La Fon's magnificent survey mapJohn James AUDUBON Swainson's Swamp Warbler (Plate 104) New York: J. J. Audubon; Philadelphia: J. B. Chevalier, 1839 1844 Hand colored lithograph Paper size: approx. 10 1 4 x 6 1 2 in.