John James Audubon
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Audubon's ambitious project to paint all the birds of North America resulted in a work that represents one of the greatest advances in ornithology. Not only did he identify new species, he also depicted birds within their natural habitat and in vivid poses. This impressive collection ranges from the Greater Flamingo and Bald Eagle to the Carolina parakeet. Audubon describes every species in concise texts, drawing attention the peculiarities of each...
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El ambicioso proyecto de Audubon para pintar todas las aves de América del Norte dio lugar a una importante obra fue uno de los grandes pasos de la ornitología. No sólo identifica la nueva especie, sino que también representa las aves en su hábitat natural y en poses vivos. Esta impresionante colección abarca flamenco en águila calva, a través del periquito de Carolina. Audubon describe cada especie con un texto conciso, especificando las...
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L'ambitieux projet d'Audubon de peindre tous les oiseaux d'Amérique du Nord résulta en un travail si important qu'il fut une des grandes étapes de l'ornithologie. Il n'identifia pas seulement des nouvelles espèces, mais il dépeignit aussi les oiseaux dans leur habitat naturel, ainsi que dans des poses dynamiques. Son impressionnante collection va du flamant rose à l'aigle à tête blanche, en passant par la conure de Caroline. Audubon décrit...
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The most famous work by America's premier ornithological artist, The Birds of America presented 435 large, hand-colored engravings depicting more than 1,000 birds of 489 species. John James Audubon's historic volume, completed in 1838, was succeeded by the smaller lithographic illustrations of the much more affordable yet highly collectible octavo edition. This new collection contains 130 select plates from the octavo version, featuring splendid,...
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Originally published in 1840, this early work on American ornithology is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It comprehensively details avian varieties and their characteristics and is accompanied by numerous illustrations of the different species. From the author: Having been frequently asked, for several years past, by numerous friends of science, both in America and Europe, to present to them and to the public a work on the Ornithology...