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QL674 .A9 1827 [ 1 ] The Birds of America is a book by naturalist and painter John James Audubon, containing illustrations of a wide variety of birds of the United States. It was first published as a series in sections between 1827 and 1838, in Edinburgh and London. Not all of the specimens illustrated in the work were collected by Audubon ...
- John James Audubon
- 1827
The original edition of Birds of America (sometimes called the Havell Edition after its printer, and sometimes called the "Double Elephant Folio" (because of its size) was printed on handmade paper 39.5 inches tall by 28.5 inches wide. The principal printing technique was copperplate etching, but engraving and aquatint were also used.
Sep 7, 2017 · Publisher: The Natural History Museum. ISBN: 9780565093396. Number of pages: 448. Weight: 2600 g. Dimensions: 320 x 213 x 50 mm. Edition: Complete ed of Audubon's classic work. Buy The Birds of America by John James Audubon from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
- Hardback
- Complete ed of Audubon's Classic Work
John James Audubon was born in 1785. A self-taught wildlife artist, he spent twenty years travelling North America to record birds for his book. Published between 1827 and 1838, the 435 prints transformed bird illustration through realistic proportions, animated poses and innovative new printing techniques.
Pileated Woodpecker 1945.8.111. Yellow-throated Vireo 1945.8.119. Snowy Owl 1945.8.121. American Robin 1945.8.131. Yellow-breasted Chat 1945.8.137. Goshawk and Stanley Hawk 1945.8.141. Cardinal Grosbeak, 1833, hand-colored etching and aquatint on Whatman paper, Gift of Mrs. Walter B. James, 1945.8.159.
Sep 14, 2015 · John James Audubon’s Birds of America is an incredible feat—in large part thanks to how comprehensive the 435 watercolor paintings are for their era. Audubon wasn’t just working at a time when European Americans didn’t know the breadth of American birdlife…they didn’t really know the extent of America itself.
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For birders, it is an issue fledged from the nest of its “founding father,” John James Audubon, and flies fully feathered now in present day. John James Audubon is American birding; the name falls wistfully, almost like a mantra, from admirers’ lips. Mention him, and like Edison and the light bulb or Zuckerberg and Facebook, more people ...
