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Hoax or Mistake? The Bird Audubon Painted That Never Existed » Explorersweb

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On Dec. 3, 1827, an engraving changed the world of ornithology forever. Robert Havell Jr. of Edinburgh made the engraving, which was based on a painting by a man who had bet his career on its success. The painting's artist was John James Audubon. Born in Haiti in 1785, the illegitimate son of a sugar plantation owner, he had dedicated his life to his work as a self-taught artist and ornithologist. After a stint in France, he moved to America at …
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explorersweb.com broke the news in on Tuesday, June 10, 2025.
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