Plate 25: Song Sparrow, Male 1. F. 2. Fringilla Melodia. Plant Vulgo. Wortle Berry.: PB 2-2021.1.25

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Plate 25: Song Sparrow, Male 1. F. 2. Fringilla Melodia. Plant Vulgo. Wortle Berry.

Maker(s)

Audubon, John James
Engraver: Havell, Robert II
Printer: Havell, Robert I

Categories

Print

Description

Issued in "No, 5" of 87 parts.
Susanne Low identifies 2 variants for the plate legend. This is no. 1.
Current name: Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia. (Wilson)
Drawn from nature and published by John J. Audubon.
"Engraved, Printed & Coloured by R. Havell & Son, London"

Acquisition and important dates

by Havell, Robert I

Dating

1827 - 1830

References and bibliographic entries

A guide to Audubon's birds of America : a concordance containing current names of the birds, plate names with descriptions of plate variants, a description of the Bien edition, and corresponding indexes

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 2-2021.1.25
Primary reference Number: 288646
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 17 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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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Plate 25: Song Sparrow, Male 1. F. 2.  Fringilla Melodia. Plant Vulgo.  Wortle Berry." Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/288646 Accessed: 2024-05-02 22:06:52

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            University of Cambridge}}

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