American Ornithology; or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States
Artist: Alexander Wilson (Scottish-American, 1766-1813)
Artist: Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte (French, 1803-1857)
Date: Wilson: 1808-1814; Bonaparte: 1825-1833
Dimensions:
Wilson books: H: 13 3/4 in. (350 mm); W: 10 3/8 in. (264 mm)
Bonaparte books: 15 5/8 in. (397 mm); W: 12 in. (305 mm)
Medium: Hand-colored etchings and engravings with letterpress
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Mrs. George W. Stevens Fund
Object number: 2014.15A-M
DescriptionThirteen volumes, 9 by Wilson and 4 by Bonaparte, first editions.
Wilson: Illustrated with 76 etched plates after Wilson’s original drawings, bound in contemporary and probably original half red roan.
Bonaparte: Illustrated with 27 hand-colored engraved plates, bound in contemporary half red morocco gilt.
Wilson, Alexander. American ornithology; or, The Natural History of the Birds of the United States. Nine volumes. Illustrated with 76 etched plates after Wilson’s original drawings by A. Lawson, G. Murray, J.G. Warnicke, and B. Tanner, all hand-colored by A. Rider. Includes the list of subscribers. Folio, 350 x 264 mm, bound in contemporary and probably original half red roan. Philadelphia: Bradford and Inskeep, 1808-1814.
Bonaparte, Charles Lucien Jules Laurent. American Ornithology; or, The Natural History of Birds Inhabiting the United States, not given by Wilson. Four volumes. Illustrated with 27 hand-colored engraved plates after T.R. Peale, A. Rider, and J.J. Audubon (one figure of plate 4) by A. Lawson, colored by Rider. Folio, 397 x 305, bound in contemporary half red morocco gilt. Philadelphia: Samuel Augustus Mitchell; Carey, Lea & Carey, 1825 – 1833.
Wilson: Illustrated with 76 etched plates after Wilson’s original drawings, bound in contemporary and probably original half red roan.
Bonaparte: Illustrated with 27 hand-colored engraved plates, bound in contemporary half red morocco gilt.
Wilson, Alexander. American ornithology; or, The Natural History of the Birds of the United States. Nine volumes. Illustrated with 76 etched plates after Wilson’s original drawings by A. Lawson, G. Murray, J.G. Warnicke, and B. Tanner, all hand-colored by A. Rider. Includes the list of subscribers. Folio, 350 x 264 mm, bound in contemporary and probably original half red roan. Philadelphia: Bradford and Inskeep, 1808-1814.
Bonaparte, Charles Lucien Jules Laurent. American Ornithology; or, The Natural History of Birds Inhabiting the United States, not given by Wilson. Four volumes. Illustrated with 27 hand-colored engraved plates after T.R. Peale, A. Rider, and J.J. Audubon (one figure of plate 4) by A. Lawson, colored by Rider. Folio, 397 x 305, bound in contemporary half red morocco gilt. Philadelphia: Samuel Augustus Mitchell; Carey, Lea & Carey, 1825 – 1833.
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