The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, vol. I
Half title, title page, introduction, table of contents, table of genera, pp. 2 - 380 , index, plates 1 - 50. Bound in brown marbled paper boards, tan leather spine and corners stamped and gilded, title on spine.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, vol. I
- Artist: After John James Audubon (American (born Haiti), Les Cayes (Saint-Domingue) 1785–1851 New York)
- Artist: After Rev. John Bachman (American, 1790–1874)
- Lithographer: John T. Bowen (American, ca. 1801–?1856)
- Printer: H. Ludwig (New York, NY)
- Date: 1846
- Medium: Illustrations: hand-colored lithographs
- Dimensions: 11 5/16 x 7 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. (28.7 x 19.7 x 6 cm)
- Classification: Books
- Credit Line: Bequest of Emma Sheafer, 1974
- Object Number: 1974.661.3(1)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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