April 17, 2024
Audubon Amsterdam Print - Plate 386- White Heron
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Your are bidding on one Audubon Amsterdam full sheet, untrimmed, White Heron, plate number 386, in excellent condition. This is one of the most desirable full sheet prints. John James Audubon's Birds ofAmerica, published 1827-1838, has been called the finest ornithological publication of all time. It represents the fruition of Audubon’s quest to travel throughout the United States and catalog every species then known. What sets it apart are the vibrant aquatint etchings, life-sized images and realistic postures of the avian subjects. These 435 images, originally produced by Lizars (Edinburgh) and Havell (London), were etched and hand-colored on double elephant folio paper with dimensions of approximately 26.5” x 39.5”. They depict some 1065 individual birds and 489 avian species. Because of its pre-eminence, Audubon’s Birds of America has been much duplicated as facsimiles and reproductions in the ensuing 150+ year period. (Braun distinguishes facsimiles being as-near-to-the-original-as-possible and reproductions as copies of the image, only.) However, most facsimiles have been completed in the past 30 years. Pre-eminent among facsimile editions is the Amsterdam Edition created by joint efforts of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Amsterdam) and Johnson Reprint Corporation (New York) between 1971 and 1972. The model for this work was an
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