The Bill Fish Artists_John James Audubon to the Nebraska Territory

to the Nebraska Territory

The map was clearly drawn as Spain grappled with the consequences of what it viewed as Napoleon’s illegal conveyance to the United States

it began to appear as an island in several sources

From The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America

as reflected by the beautiful and somewhat mysterious manuscript map of “Part of the Province of Louisiana

The Bill Fish Artists_John James Audubon to the Nebraska TerritoryWILLIAM POPE (British Canadian, 1811 1902) The Bill Fish Pen and ink and watercolor Signed W. P lower left Paper size: 7 1 2 x 9 1 2 in. Provenance The artists family and thence by descent. Exhibited: Simcoe Ontario, Lynnwood Art Centre, Birds of a Feather, 3 31 May 1987 (a selection). Simcoe, Ontario, Eva Brook Donly Museum, May 7 June 1987 (a selection). Simcoe, Ontario, Lynnwood Art Centre, 4 August 3 September 1989 (a selection) Like his fellow