Audubon Quadrupeds Of America Litho Print 1852: AMERICAN BLACK BEAR 141
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C I R Q L A R Original antique prints, books, maps and atlases Name Of Plate AMERICAN BLACK BEAR. Plate # 141. Author/Artist John James Audubon . Date of Publication Published New York by V.G. Audubon, 1852. Lithography by J.T. Bowen. Type of Prints Original hand colored lithograph. Size of Image Royal octavo size: App. 10 3/8" X 7". Condition In overall very good to excellent condition. Description We are pleased to offer this beautiful original hand colored lithographed plate from John James Audubon''s work entitled The Quadrupeds Of America . Audubon was born in Haiti and upon his arrival in America, he began his ascendancy into recording natural history in North America. Audubon's collaborator on the Quadrupeds was the naturalist and Lutheran clergyman John Bachman who had studied quadrupeds since he was a young man and was a recognized authority on the subject in the United States. The two began their association when Audubon stayed with Bachman and his family in Charleston for a month in 1831, this friendship was later cemented by the marriage of Victor and John W.Audubon to Bachman's daughters, Maria and Eliza. Audubon knew Bachman's contribution to the Quadrupeds would be crucial, and endeavored to convince his friend to lay aside his fears about the project. Audubon was eager to begin what he felt could be his last outstanding
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