Audubon, John James. Canvas Backed Duck, Plate 301 Nicolas De Fer the strong gray cloud formations

the strong gray cloud formations contrasting with the bright blue sky

Jean-Baptiste de Couagne was the first cartographer born in North America

24 1/2" x 21"

Matthew Carey

and further to the left Castel Nuovo

Audubon, John James. Canvas Backed Duck, Plate 301 Nicolas De Fer the strong gray cloud formationsAUDUBON, John James (1785 1851). Canvas backed Duck, Plate 301. (Canvasback, Aythya valisineria) With View of Baltimore, Maryland in the background. Aquatint engraving with original hand color. London: Robert Havell, 1827 1838. 25 1 8 x 38 1 8 sheet. Comparables: Christies, 2004 $71,700; Sothebys, 2007 $52,000. Audubons compositional masterpiece with one of Americas greatest ports, Baltimore, in the background.