John James Audubon

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Audubon’s Birds of America

In the 1800’s John James Audubon broke ground by making life-size illustrations of all the birds in America. The portraits provided a groundbreaking guide to the natural world and are equally valuable today – as works of art, and as a history of American bird species.

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Audubon’s Birds of America

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