Cougar (Felis concolor) by John Woodhouse Audubon, 1845 Size:24x36in (60x90cm) Whether displayed as a statement

Whether displayed as a statement piece or studied for its urban insights

and shifting light

meticulously detailed the political and physical contours of a region under the throes of French colonial rule

including the steep bluffs overlooking the beach

The map is centered on the legendary Route 66

Cougar (Felis concolor) by John Woodhouse Audubon, 1845 Size:24x36in (60x90cm) Whether displayed as a statementFelis concolor, The Cougar. (Male.) by John Woodhouse Audubon is a dramatic Victorian zoological illustration from 1845 that captures one of North Americas most elusive apex predators at the height of its power. Working in the tradition of nineteenthcentury natural history art, Audubon composes the cat in a tense, lifelike posemuscles coiled, head alertset against a restrained landscape that heightens the immediacy of the scene. The tawny, orangebrown