John James Audubon

The Birds of America -- John James Audubon, Hardcover

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This stunning edition of one of the most celebrated and highly valued natural history books of all time features impeccably reproduced images of Audubon's original watercolors, along with an introduction by world-renowned ornithologist David Allen Sibley.

First published in installments between 1827 and 1838, John James Audubon's collection of life-sized watercolors of North American birds is the standard against which all wildlife illustration is measured. Fewer than 120 copies survive today, locked away in museums and private collections around the world. For this volume, the Natural History Museum in London disbound one of the two original editions it owns, and each of the 435 exquisite hand-colored prints of the original watercolours were photographed using the latest digital scanning technology. From an avocet grazing in a tidal pond to a zenaida dove perched on a flowering branch, each of Audubon's subjects is depicted with the grace and beauty of a living bird in its natural habitat. An avid outdoorsman and explorer, Audubon traveled from Florida to Labrador to Texas and the Dakotas to study and collect his specimens. Straddling the line between science and art, this book mesmerized 19th-century audiences around the world; today it stands as a reminder of the spectacular biodiversity of the North American continent, and of the pioneer spirit that Audubon himself revered.


Author: John James Audubon
Publisher: Prestel Publishing
Published: 10/12/2021
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 6.00lbs
Size: 12.80h x 8.80w x 1.80d
ISBN: 9783791379142

About the Author
DAVID ALLEN SIBLEY is a world-renowned bird artist, ornithologist and author. He is the author and illustrator of The Sibley Guide to Birds, considered by many to be the most comprehensive guide for the identification of birds in North America.


Product Tags:

Animals, Art, Art & Art Instruction, Birds, Environmental & Land Art, Hardcover, History, John James Audubon, Nature, Prestel Publishing

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