Birds of America, from drawings made during a residence of upwards of twenty-five years in the United States and its territories, by John James Audubon, citizen of the United States.... Prospectus. [Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars, 1827], [1827]
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| TITLE INFORMATION | |||
| Title | Birds of America, from drawings made during a residence of upwards of twenty-five years in the United States and its territories, by John James Audubon, citizen of the United States.... Prospectus. [Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars, 1827], [1827] | ||
| ASSOCIATED NAMES | |||
| Creator | Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 | ||
| CONTENT DESCRIPTION | |||
| Abstract | Prospectus for Audubon's monumental Birds of America (1826-1838) which featured life-sized portraits of all 489 of the then known species in North America. The first ten plates of the work were issued by William H. Lizars before his colorists went on strike, forcing Audubon to engage the firm of Robert Havell to complete the work. This prospectus was sent by Audubon to Thomas Sully, a Philadelphia artist who had given him oil painting lessons. This prospectus is one of six versions known to have been published for Birds of America. Other Descriptive Information: Goodman 214 Subject(s): Birds -- North America | ||
| Language | English (eng) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Birds--North America | ||
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |||
| Type | Text | ||
| Format | text | ||
| Extent | 3p. | ||
| Digital Origin | reformatted digital | ||
| Reformatting Quality | preservation | ||
| ORIGIN INFORMATION | |||
| Date Issued | [1827] | ||
| Date Modified | 2021 | ||
| PARENT COLLECTION | |||
| Title | Broadside Collection, 1638-1980 | ||
| Call Number | Mss.973.C683 | ||
| URL | https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.973.C683-ead.xml | ||
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