Hand-Colored Engraving from the Birds . Plate 43. 1. Turtle Dove. 2. Hermit Thrush. 3. Tawnwy Thrush. 4. Pine swamp Warbler . Drawn from Nature by A. Wilson. Engraved by A. Lawson
Published by Blandsford and Inskeep, [Philadelphia, 1814
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Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA
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1 vols. 14 x 11 inches aprox. Wilson is the Father of American ornithology. He was born and raised in Paisley, Scotland.American Ornithology was published the first seven volumes of his landmark work on American birds between 1808 and his death in 1813; the eighth and ninth volumes, edited by George Ord, completed the work in1814 with plates left finished by Wilson and text written by Ord from Wilson's notes. The Plate is from this first edition.
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- Title
- Hand-Colored Engraving from the Birds . Plate 43. 1. Turtle Dove. 2. Hermit Thrush. 3. Tawnwy Thrush. 4. Pine swamp Warbler . Drawn from Nature by A. Wilson. Engraved by A. Lawson
- Author
- Wilson, Alexander
- Publisher
- Blandsford and Inskeep, [Philadelphia
- Publication year
- 1814
- Condition
- Fine. Mounted and matted
- Binding
- 1 vols. 14 x 11 inches aprox
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- Science, Medicine & Natural History
James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA
New York, NY, U.S.A.
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