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Plate CCCCXXVII [427]: White-legged Oyster-catcher, Hoematopus Bachmani, Aud. 1. Male.; Slender-billed Oyster-catcher, / Hoematopus Townsendi, Aud. 2, Female.: PB 2-2021.5.27

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Plate CCCCXXVII [427]: White-legged Oyster-catcher, Hoematopus Bachmani, Aud. 1. Male.; Slender-billed Oyster-catcher, / Hoematopus Townsendi, Aud. 2, Female.

Maker(s)

Audubon, John James
Havell, Robert II (Engraver)

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Description

Issued in "No. 86" of 87 parts.
Current name: Black Oystercatcher, Haematopus bachmani (Audubon).
Drawn from nature and published by John J. Audubon.
"Engraved, Printed and Coloured by Robt. Havell. 1838"

Acquisition and important dates

by Havell, Robert I

Dating

Production date: AD 1838

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 2-2021.5.27
Primary reference Number: 305678
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 12 August 2021 Updated: Wednesday 24 January 2024 Last processed: 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 CCCCXXVII [427]: White-legged Oyster-catcher, Hoematopus Bachmani, Aud. 1. Male.; Slender-billed Oyster-catcher, / Hoematopus Townsendi, Aud. 2, Female." Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/305678 Accessed: 2024-11-05 13:57:31

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