John James Audubon (1785-1851). Columbia Pouched Rat, Plate 105. The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America. Globes 15 1/2 x 18 inches

15 1/2 x 18 inches

Harvard University

Ferdinand Verbiest was a Jesuit missionary who served in China during the seventeenth century

He was given command of six vessels and nine scientists

perhaps especially because he was given de Vries’ original expedition journal in 1692

John James Audubon (1785-1851). Columbia Pouched Rat, Plate 105. The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America. Globes 15 1/2 x 18 inchesJohn James Audubon (1785 1851) & John Woodhouse Audubon (1812 1862) Columbia Pouched Rat, Plate 105 From: The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America. New York: J. J. Audubon, [1845 1849]. Lithograph with original hand coloring