California Marmot Squirrel (Spermophilus spilosoma) by John Woodhouse Audubon, 1845 Size:52x70in (132x178cm) paint a vivid picture of

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California Marmot Squirrel (Spermophilus spilosoma) by John Woodhouse Audubon, 1845 Size:52x70in (132x178cm) paint a vivid picture ofJohn Woodhouse Audubons Spermophilus spilosoma, California Marmot Squirrel. Natural size. (1845) is a quintessential Victorian zoological illustration, created at a moment when art and science were rapidly converging. Executed with careful observation and scholarly intent, the plate presents the small ground dwelling squirrel at life scalean explicit nod to accuracy that made such images invaluable to naturalists and educators. The composition