AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851), Dusky Duck (Plate 386), 1839-1844 Landscape & City the cherry became the fruit

the cherry became the fruit of the Annunciation and Incarnation of Christ

And as such we sign this each in the Presence of the other and deposit it in the office of the Clerk of the Court of the County of Matagorda

with accompanying annotations and dates providing additional context on the convoluted process of mapping the border

and the second dedicatory cartouche by Rossi dedicates the globe to D Paulus Mellinus of Rome

AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851), Dusky Duck (Plate 386), 1839-1844 Landscape & City the cherry became the fruitJohn James AUDUBON Dusky Duck (Plate 386) New York: J. J. Audubon; Philadelphia: J. B. Chevalier, 1839 1844 Hand colored lithograph Paper size: approx. 6 1 2 x 10 1 4 in.