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John James Audubon's Birds of America is a portal into the natural world. Printed between 1827 and 1838, it contains 435 life-size watercolors of North American birds (Havell edition), all reproduced from hand-engraved plates, and is considered to be the archetype of wildlife illustration.
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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.
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Learn about the double elephant folio book that Audubon painted and published every bird in North America. See the original plates, prints, and watercolors at the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove.
Oct 12, 2021 · The celebrated and highly valued natural history classic, now fully reproduced for the 1st time with an introduction by world-renowned ornithologist David Allen Sibley. Featuring 435 stunning images of Audubon’s original watercolors, this is the perfect addition to any bird lover’s library.
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Jan 20, 2022 · Learn about the life and work of John James Audubon, a self-taught ornithologist and artist who produced a groundbreaking collection of lifelike bird illustrations. Discover how he travelled across North America, faced challenges and controversies, and left a legacy of natural history artistry.
Among the most significant American books of the 19th Century, Audubon’s The Birds of America is extraordinary in several ways. The enormous 4 volume “Double Elephant Folio” carefully and accurately documents more than 430 species of American birds in life-size prints, making it an important work of natural history and scientific observation.
