Blue winged yellow warbler : Male, 1. F, 2. Dacnis solitaria. Plant vulgo. Wild althea. c.2 v.1 plate 20

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Title:
Blue winged yellow warbler : Male, 1. F, 2. Dacnis solitaria. Plant vulgo. Wild althea. c.2 v.1 plate 20
Artist:
Audubon, John James, 1785-1851
Engraver:
Havell, Robert, 1793-1878
Name on Item:
Drawn from nature and published by John J. Audubon F.R.S.E. M.W.S. Engraved by R. Havell, Jun'r. Printed & coloured by R. Havell, Sen'r.
Date:
1827–1830
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Intaglio prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
The Birds of America: From Original Drawings by John James Audubon
Series:
The Birds of America : from Original Drawings by John James Audubon -- Little, Brown & Co. copy
Subjects:
Birds
Hibiscus
Vermivora
Extent:
1 print : multiple processes, including etching, aquatint, engraving and hand coloring ; sheet 97 x 66 cm
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Publisher:
London : Published by the author
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from item. For more information regarding the modern identification of the species depicted in these prints, consult Low, Susanne M, "An index and guide to Audubon's Birds of America."
Notes (ownership):
Purchase from Little, Brown and Company recorded in the Boston Public Library Trustees proceedings, vol. 4, Dec. 16, 1875.
Notes (acquisition):
Purchase; Little, Brown & Co.; 1875
Notes (date):
Date from issuance history of James Audubon's "The birds of America."
Notes (citation):
Fries, Waldemar H. "The double elephant folio: the story of Audubon's Birds of America." American Library Association, 1973. Reprint. Amherst, Massachusetts: Zenadia Publishing Inc., 2006. Low, Susanne M. "An index and guide to Audubon's Birds of America." New York: Abbeville Press, 1988.
Notes (publications):
From: The birds of America : from original drawings, volume 1 / by John James Audubon. Each plate numbered twice: the first number, from 1 to 87 in Arabic numerals, identifies the set. The second number, from 1 to 435 in Arabic numerals, appears in the upper right, identifying the individual plate. Item was issued in set number 4 with plate number 20.
Call #:
Cab.81.13.1 (no longer used)
Barcode:
36666003794886