AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851), Whip-poor-will, (Plate 82), 1827–1838 McKenney “One of the half-dozen most

“One of the half-dozen most important mother maps of southeastern North America

The present work bares resemblance to the Museum of Fine Arts Boston’s On the Warpath (right)

a colonist of Jamaica

a country gentleman from Chigwell

in addition to its historical and cartographic merits

AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851), Whip-poor-will, (Plate 82), 1827–1838 McKenney “One of the half-dozen mostJOHN JAMES AUDUBON (AMERICAN, 17851851) Whip poor will, Plate 82 From the Birds of America Aquatint engraving with original hand color London: Robert Havell, 18271838 Paper size: 38 1 2 x 25 1 2 in. Provenance: John Vickers Painter Collection, Cleveland, Ohio. No sooner has the sun disappeared beneath the horizon, than this bird bestirs itself, and sets out in pursuit of insects. It passes low over the bushes, moves to the right or left, alights on