Plate VI [6]: Great American Hen & Young. Vulgo, Female Wild Turkey. Meleagris gallopavo
Audubon, John James
Engraver:
Lizars, William Home
Havell, Robert I
Issued in "No, II" of 87 parts.
Susanne Low identifies 4 variants for the plate legend. This seems to be the first variant lacking the snail in lower right corner but there is a credit for R. Havell , Senior that Low does not include in the first variant.
Current name: Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo (Linnaeus)
Drawn from nature and published by John J. Audubon.
"Coloured by R. Havell, Senr."
1827 - 1830
Accession number: PB 2-2021.1.6
Primary reference Number: 288616
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
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