Californian Partridge, Perdix Californica. Original lithograph from The Birds of America

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Sale 332: Americana - Travel - Exploration - Maritime; Maps & Atlases (#332) 05/25/2006 1:00 PM PDT Closed
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Lot #4Californian Partridge, Perdix Californica. Original lithograph from The Birds of America

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$1,250

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

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Sale 332: Americana - Travel - Exploration - Maritime; Maps & Atlases (#332) 05/25/2006 1:00 PM PDT Closed
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Title:

Californian Partridge, Perdix Californica. Original lithograph from The Birds of America

Author:

Audubon, John James.

Place Published:

[London]

Publisher:

Robert Havell

Date Published:

1838

Description:

Original hand-colored lithograph, image size approximately 12x19 on 13¼x20¼ sheet. Matted.

Plate 413 from the Havell double elephant folio edition of Audubon's "The Birds of America." With artist's credit "Drawn from Nature by J. J. Audubon, F.R.S. F.L.S." at bottom left corner and "Engraved, Printed, and Coloured by Rob't. Havell, 1838" at right. Superb image of two California quail (modern nomenclature is "Callipepla californica").

Condition:

Margins trimmed from original sheet size of 25x38; slight overall toning and some foxing to image; tears to corners of mat, about very good.

Item#:

168104
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