Large autograph signature and inscription from the Haitian-born American ornithologist and artist whose monumental pictorial studies of the birds and quadrupeds of North America take a place among the most distinguished accomplishments in the history of zoology and natural history illustration. Trimmed sheet signed "Yours very sincerely / John. J. Audubon / Washington / July 14th 1842." 8 x 3 inches. Right edge mounted to rigid card strip on verso, a few creases and small stains, otherwise very good. Together with a color reproduction notecard of his Gavia immer (Common Loon) from Birds of America.
In 1843, America's most famous naturalist undertook his final expedition when he traveled to St. Louis and then up the Missouri River to the North Dakota/Montana border. While he had previously completed 36 paintings of mammals based on what he saw around his home in New York City, he intended to expand the effort to include America’s unique frontier wildlife. The present signature was apparently obtained while he was in Washington, soliciting letters of introduction to aid him on this journey.
Large autograph signature and inscription from the Haitian-born American ornithologist and artist whose monumental pictorial studies of the birds and quadrupeds of North America take a place among the most distinguished accomplishments in the history of zoology and natural history illustration. Trimmed sheet signed "Yours very sincerely / John. J. Audubon / Washington / July 14th 1842." 8 x 3 inches. Right edge mounted to rigid card strip on verso, a few creases and small stains, otherwise very good. Together with a color reproduction notecard of his Gavia immer (Common Loon) from Birds of America.
In 1843, America's most famous naturalist undertook his final expedition when he traveled to St. Louis and then up the Missouri River to the North Dakota/Montana border. While he had previously completed 36 paintings of mammals based on what he saw around his home in New York City, he intended to expand the effort to include America’s unique frontier wildlife. The present signature was apparently obtained while he was in Washington, soliciting letters of introduction to aid him on this journey.