AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851), Purple Martin (Plate 45), 1839-1844 Cartographer_Jean-Baptiste de Couagne Quivira refers to the Seven

Quivira refers to the Seven Cities of Gold sought by the Spanish explorer Francisco Vasquez de Coronado in 1541

Moran painted out of genuine passion

where they conducted the surveys for this map in 1841

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featuring the course of the Potomack River from the "Head Spring" at the summit of the Alleghenies to its junction with the Shenandoah River in the Blue Mountains

AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851), Purple Martin (Plate 45), 1839-1844 Cartographer_Jean-Baptiste de Couagne Quivira refers to the SevenJohn James AUDUBON Purple Martin (Plate 45) New York: J. J. Audubon; Philadelphia: J. B. Chevalier, 1839 1844 Hand colored lithograph Paper size: approx. 10 1 4 x 6 1 2 in.