Common Star-nose Mole (Condylura cristata) by John Woodhouse Audubon, 1845 chicago Jones' Inlet

Jones' Inlet

This particular painting

Berry Head (prominent coastal feature)

Coastal features such as Kangaroo Island

but also for its reflection of Audubon’s unmatched skill in capturing the subtleties of avian life

Common Star-nose Mole (Condylura cristata) by John Woodhouse Audubon, 1845 chicago Jones' InletJohn Woodhouse Audubons Condylura cristata, Common Star nose Mole. Natural size. (1845) is a quintessential Victorian zoological illustrationan image where scientific precision and painterly sensitivity meet. Created in the mid 1840s, at the height of Americas natural history boom, the work captures the star nosed mole at true scale, foregrounding its astonishing anatomy while placing it within a gently indicated landscape. This is the era when art