John James Audubon (1785-1851). Missouri Mouse, Plate 100. The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America. world22 / Commenced by me from

/ Commenced by me from drawings made on the spot in 1859-1860 & completed/for Walter Congreve Esq

having been engraved as a direct response to the difficulties faced by clients in assembling the unnumbered sheets

The first known maps to show California as an island were on the title pages of Antonio de Herrera’s Descripción de las Indias Occidentales (1622) and Jacob le Maire's Spieghel Der Australische Navigatie (1622)

Audubon faced considerable competition

the Caraccas

John James Audubon (1785-1851). Missouri Mouse, Plate 100. The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America. world22 / Commenced by me fromJohn James Audubon (1785 1851) & John Woodhouse Audubon (1812 1862) Missouri Mouse, Plate 100. From: The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America. New York: J. J. Audubon, [1845 1849]. Lithograph with original hand coloring