John James Audubon
1785 to 1851
10 documented presences
9 places
Quo Fuit places 10 dated presences for John James Audubon across 9 places, from 1808 to 1834. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
John James Audubon (born Jean-Jacques Rabin, April 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851) was a French-American artist, entrepreneur, naturalist, explorer, and ornithologist.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where John James Audubon was documented, and when
1808year
Kentuckyattested
“In 1808, Audubon moved to Kentucky, which was rapidly being settled.”
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1812year
Philadelphiaattested
“Audubon writes that while on horseback, he first believed the distant rumbling to be the sound of a tornado, He noted that as the earthquake retreated, "the air was filled with an extremely disagreeable sulphurous odor." During a visit t…”
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1812year
New Orleansattested
“The War of 1812 upset Audubon's plans to move his business to New Orleans.”
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1818year
Kentuckyattested
“In 1818, Rafinesque visited Kentucky and the Ohio River valley to study fishes and was a guest of Audubon.”
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March 1823month
Natchez, Mississippiattested
“After they had enjoyed all the portrait patronage to be expected in Natchez, Mississippi, during January–March 1823, they resolved to travel together as perambulating portrait-artists.) During this period (1822–1823), Audubon also worked…”
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March 1823month
Jefferson College (Mississippi)attested
“After they had enjoyed all the portrait patronage to be expected in Natchez, Mississippi, during January–March 1823, they resolved to travel together as perambulating portrait-artists.) During this period (1822–1823), Audubon also worked…”
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1826year
Englandattested
“With his wife's support, in 1826 at age 41, Audubon took his growing collection of work to England.”
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1834year
Americaattested
“The work illustrates slightly more than 700 North American bird species, of which some were based on specimens collected by fellow ornithologist John Kirk Townsend on his journey across America with Thomas Nuttall in 1834 as part of Nath…”
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1834year
Rocky Mountainsattested
“The work illustrates slightly more than 700 North American bird species, of which some were based on specimens collected by fellow ornithologist John Kirk Townsend on his journey across America with Thomas Nuttall in 1834 as part of Nath…”
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1834year
Pacific Oceanattested
“The work illustrates slightly more than 700 North American bird species, of which some were based on specimens collected by fellow ornithologist John Kirk Townsend on his journey across America with Thomas Nuttall in 1834 as part of Nath…”
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Places John James Audubon is documented in
Kentucky2 presences · 1808 to 1818
America1 presence · 1834England1 presence · 1826New Orleans1 presence · 1812Philadelphia1 presence · 1812Jefferson College (Mississippi)1 presence · 1823
Natchez, Mississippi1 presence · 1823
Pacific Ocean1 presence · 1834
Rocky Mountains1 presence · 1834
Other places tied to John James Audubon in the record
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1788 to 1791period
Francementioned
“In 1788 he arranged for Jean and in 1791 for Muguet to be transported to France.”
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1789year
Philadelphiamentioned
“Due to repeated uprisings of slaves in the Caribbean, he sold part of his plantation in Saint-Domingue in 1789 and purchased a 284-acre farm called Mill Grove, 20 miles from Philadelphia, to diversify his investments.”
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1789year
Caribbeanmentioned
“Due to repeated uprisings of slaves in the Caribbean, he sold part of his plantation in Saint-Domingue in 1789 and purchased a 284-acre farm called Mill Grove, 20 miles from Philadelphia, to diversify his investments.”
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1794year
Francementioned
“In 1794 they formally adopted both the children to regularize their legal status in France.”
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1803year
United Statesmentioned
“In 1803, his father obtained a false passport so that Jean-Jacques could go to the United States to avoid conscription in the Napoleonic Wars.”
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1803year
Napoleonic Warsmentioned
“In 1803, his father obtained a false passport so that Jean-Jacques could go to the United States to avoid conscription in the Napoleonic Wars.”
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1805year
Francementioned
“Risking conscription in France, Audubon returned in 1805 to see his father and ask permission to marry.”
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16 December 1811exact date
Missourimentioned
“The terms of the dissolution of the partnership include those by Audubon: Audubon was working in Missouri and out riding when the 1811 New Madrid earthquake struck on December 16, 1811, followed by a moment magnitude 7.4 aftershock on th…”
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12 October 1820exact date
Mississippimentioned
“On October 12, 1820, Audubon traveled into Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida in search of ornithological specimens.”
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1824year
Philadelphiamentioned
“In 1824, Audubon returned to Philadelphia to seek a publisher for his bird drawings.”
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27 July 1824exact date
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel Universitymentioned
“Audubon was nominated for membership at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by Charles Alexandre Lesueur, Reuben Haines, and Isaiah Lukens, on July 27, 1824.”
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1826year
New Orleansmentioned
“He sailed from New Orleans to Liverpool on the cotton-hauling ship Delos, reaching England in the autumn of 1826 with his portfolio of over 300 drawings.”
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1826year
Liverpoolmentioned
“He sailed from New Orleans to Liverpool on the cotton-hauling ship Delos, reaching England in the autumn of 1826 with his portfolio of over 300 drawings.”
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1829year
Americamentioned
“Audubon returned to America in 1829 to complete more drawings for his magnum opus.”
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1830 to 1831period
1833year
1841year
Documented at the same place, the same year
Carl Maria von WeberEngland · 1826Sigismond ThalbergEngland · 1826John Nash (architect)England · 1826
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