Some relatives of this "Birds of America" naturalist claimed he was the Lost Dauphin of France
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Audubon found that during his absence, he had lost some subscribers due to... [DOC] [TLE] JOHN JAMES AUDUBON [PAR] Oct 24, 1993 ... His masterpiece, "Birds of America" has been reprinted in an amazing ... to create 
were that he was the Lost Dauphin (Louis XVII of France) and that he had ...