Auction sale reference

John Cassin (American 1813-1869) A PRINT, "The Ground Cuckoo (Texas Roadrunner)," PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1856,

Sold for $500 at Simpson Galleries, LLC on Jun 7, 2020.

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Lot description

JOHN CASSIN (American 1813-1869) A PRINT, "The Ground Cuckoo (Texas Roadrunner)," PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1856, hand colored stone lithograph, "Geococcyx mexicanus.(6 in)," lithographed, printed and hand colored by John T. Bowen (1801-1856), prepared, "On Stone by Wm. e. Hitchcock," Plate 36, a page fragment from Cassin's Illustrations, accompanied by original informational text pages 213-220. 6" x 9 1/2" Note: John T. Bowen (English/American 1801-1856), best known as hand colorer and lithographer to the preeminent ornithologist John James Audubon (American 1785-1851). Bowen printing numerous collections of the naturalist's birds, mammals and rodents. Provenance: Property from a Corporate Collection, Houston, Texas. Property from a Corporate Collection, Houston, Texas

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