The viviparous quadrupeds of North America

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Description: Audubon's work on land mammals is not as well known or celebrated as his work on birds. A number of the original painting are owned by the American Museum of Natural History. The Audubons often sketched from caged or stuffed animals, an exception being the black bears, which were drawn in the London Zoo.
Names: Bachman, John, 1790-1874 (Author); Audubon, John Woodhouse, 1812-1862 (Artist); Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 (Author); Bowen, John T., ca. 1801-1856? (Lithographer)
Dates / Origin: Date Created: 1845 - 1848; Place: New York; Publisher: J.J. Audubon
Library locations: Rare Book Division; Shelf locator: Stuart 513-515
Topics: Mammals -- North America
Genres: Books; Illustrations; Prints
Notes: Content: Originally issued in 30 parts. Each volume contains two preliminary leaves and fifty colored plates.; Statement of responsibility: By John James Audubon and the Revd. John Bachman. Plates LXXXVI, XCI, XCIII-XCVIII, C, CII-CV, CVII-CVIII, CX-CXIX, CXXI-CL drawn from nature by J.W. Audubon.; Numbering: Plate [LIV] numbered LV, plate [CXXIX] numbered CXXIV.; Citation/reference: Gross, 1994, #188 ; Sabin 2367 ; Meisel, M. Bib. Amer. natural hist., v. 3, p. 440 ; Herrick, F.H. "Audubon's bibl.", The Auk, new ser., v. 36, p. 375, no. 5 (5).
Physical Description: Extent: 3 v. : 150 col. ill. ; 72 cm.; Lithographs
Type of Resource: Still image
Identifiers: RLIN/OCLC: 10194636; NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13559029; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 21372960-c6bd-012f-7c77-58d385a7bc34