The birds of America : from original drawings: PB 2-2021

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The birds of America : from original drawings

Maker(s)

Audubon, John James

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Book

Description

Originally issued in 87 parts.
"The plates were published without any text, to avoid the necessity of furnishing copies gratis to the public libraries in England, agreeably to the law of copyright."-- Sabin, A dictionary of books relating to America, v. 1, p. 315.
Text to accompany the plates was published in 5 vols:., Edinburgh, 1831-39, under title "Ornithological biography, or, An account of the habits of the birds of the United States of America ..." Later editions, of text and plates combined, with alterations, were published in 7 and 8 vols., rl. 8vo., under title "The birds of America, from drawings made in the United States and their territories".

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought by Havell, Robert I

Dating

1827 - 1838

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 2-2021
Primary reference Number: 288492
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Created: Tuesday 15 June 2021 Updated: Wednesday 24 January 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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