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Auction 91, Lot 374

"Musk Rat - Musquash", Audubon, J. J.

Subject: Animals

Period: 1849 (published)

Publication: The Quadrupeds of North America

Color: Hand Color

Size:
8.2 x 6 inches
20.8 x 15.2 cm
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John James Audubon, perhaps the most famous of American ornithologists, is less well known for his wonderful work depicting indigenous animals of North America. This fine hand-colored lithograph depicts a family of adorable must rats foraging near a stream. Minor mat burn, else fine.

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Condition: A

Estimate: $140 - $170

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Closed on 6/14/2000

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