Sold for:
$98
$98
Audubon, John James (1785-1851) Douglasses Spermophile , Plate XLIX. [from] The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America . Philadelphia: J.T. Bowen, 1839-1844. Hand-colored lithograph, imperial folio, edge chipping with loss, edges toned, signs of handling, 27 1/4 x 21 1/2 in. This ground squirrel, now going by the Latin name, Ictidomys tridecemlineatus, is commonly called the thirteen-lined ground squirrel, or striped gopher. It is a burrowing denizen of the North American prairies, where it survives on a diet of insects during the summer and hibernates during the winter.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-11-16
