Audubon, John James (1785-1851) Noddy Tern , Plate CCLXXV.

Description:

Audubon, John James (1785-1851) Noddy Tern, Plate CCLXXV. [from] The Birds of America. London: Havell, 1827-1838. Double elephant folio sheet, hand-colored engraving with aquatint and etching, matted, mounted on board, slight spotting, mostly to blank margins, repairs of tears to blank margins, 37 1/4 x 25 in.

Provenance: from the estate of Dr. James Woodward Wallace, Coolidge Hill, Cambridge, MA.
Estimate $800-1,000

The sheet laid down, repaired horizontal tear along the top edge and some areas of white infill. Although the sheet is mounted on board, the J. Whatman watermark is visible in raking light.


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