Anna's Hummngbird John James Audubon America's greatest ornithological artist John James Audubon (1785–1851), known for collecting specimens of birds and portraying them in his inimitable paintings. He obtained financing in England for publication of the massive folio edition of The Birds of America, which established him as a major artist. Treasury of Audubon Birds 130 Plates from The Birds of America The first edition of this historic volume, completed in 1838, presented 435 large hand-colored engravings depicting more than 1,000 birds of 489 species. Later, Audubon issued a more affordable yet highly collectible octavo edition, with smaller, lithograph illustrations. Featuring the snowy egret, wild turkey, brown pelican, screech owl, and many others, this new collection includes 130 select plates from the octavo version enhanced by an informative Introduction to the artist and his work.
✔ Author(s): John James Audubon,Alan Weissman
✔ Title: Treasury of Audubon Birds: 130 Plates from The Birds of America
✔ Rating : 4.7 out of 5 base on (346 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: 0486841790
✔ Language: English
✔ Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
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