Arvicola hispidus, Say & Ord. Cotton Rat. Natural Size.

John James Audubon (1785-1851)

Date

1843
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Lithograph with applied watercolor
Contributors

Printed by John T. Bowen
Dimensions

21 7/8 x 27 15/16 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
u.l.: N[o]. 6.
u.r.: PLATE, XXX.
l.l.: Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon, F.R.S.F.L.S.
l.c.: ARVICOLA HISPIDUS, SAY & ORD. \ COTTON RAT. \ Natural Size.
l.r.: Lith. Printed & Col[d]. by J.T. Bowen, Philad[a]. 1843.
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1965.145
Copyright

Public domain

The Perilous Texas Adventures of Mark Dion

February 8–July 5, 2020

Part explorer, part historian, and part naturalist, artist Mark Dion retraces the footsteps of several 19th-century Texas explorers, collecting materials to form an exhibition that enhances our understanding of the past and brings it to life in the present day.

Location: Off view

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