Audubon Lithograph, Black American Wolf

AUDUBON, John James (1785-1851).
Black American Wolf, Plate 67.
Lithograph with original hand color.
New York: Bowen, 1845-1848.
Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, Imperial Folio First Edition.
21 3/4" x 28" sheet.

Comparables: Neal Auction Company, 2011 - $5,258; Arader Galleries, 2018 - $5,490.

The Florida black wolf (Canis rufus floridanus), also known as the Florida wolf and the black wolf, is an extinct subspecies of red wolf that was endemic to Florida.

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