Diary, 1843.

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Diary, 1843.

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Sprague, born in Hingham, Mass., learned something of drawing as apprentice to his uncle, Blossom Sprague, a carriage painter, though he was largely self-taught. By 1839 he was spending much of his time drawing and painting birds; some of these watercolors, produced before 1843, are owned by the Boston Athenaeum. In 1843, Sprague was engaged by John James Audubon as an artist, to accompany the naturalist on an expedition up the Missouri River. Sprague travelled as far as Fort Union, while Audubon went on to the Yellowstone. In his diary, Sprague notes the terrain and the flora and fauna of the frontier; evocative descriptions of scenery, encounters with Indians along the route, hunting and specimen gathering. He includes an account of Fort Union, and of the Americans living there. This volume is but one in a series of diaries spanning the years 1839 to 1875, but the only one owned by the Athenaeum.

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Audubon, John James, 1785-1851

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Sprague, Isaac, 1811-1895

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