![]() (Plate LXII) / The birds of America from original drawings by John James Audubon Viewer. For the intriguing story behind this edition, the reader is referred to the excellent book, " Audubon's Great National Work, The Royal Octavo Edition of The Birds Of America", by Ron Tyler. Passenger Pigeon, Columba Migratoria, Linn. ![]() These are hand-colored stone lithographs, about 10" x 6.5" in size, produced from the larger Havell images using the Camera Lucida. Passenger pigeons could be found everywhere in the 19 th century, travelling in massive colonies. First edition Octavo prints are a very popular among Audubon collectors. In less than a century, this species went from billions to one to extinction. RMH4MEE7 Robert Havell after John James Audubon, Passenger Pigeon, American, 1793 - 1878, 1829, hand-colored etching and aquatint RM WH9Y0X Passenger Pigeon (adult male) - length 40cm (16in) RM CWBXA6 Woman posed with shotgun for trapshooting in 1914. Plate 285 Passenger Pigeon, Original 1840 First Edition Audubon Octavo Print for Sale. 'When a Pigeon is seen gliding through the woods and close to the observer, it passes like a thought, and on trying to see it again, the eye searches in vain the bird is gone.' 'I positively brought myself so much among the pigeons and in the woods of America that my ears. John James Audubon painted the passenger pigeon in its heyday, while it was still the most common wild bird in North America. The result was " The Royal Octavo Edition of The Birds of America ". John James Audubon on the Passenger Pigeon. During Audubons time, this species numbered in several billions. Thus, soon after, Audubon decided to produce a much more affordable edition of his Birds of America that can be enjoyed by a wider segment of the society, while also generating enough income to support his family. Hand-colored stone lithograph from the Octavo 1st Edition, Birds of America. It was beyond the reach of the common man. When the monumental masterpiece, the double elephant folio (~ 39" x 26" in size) Havell edition of The Birds of America (BOA) was published by John James Audubon, because of its prohibitive expense, its sales were pretty much limited to the very wealthy in the Society such the Lords, Dukes, Queen Adelaide, etc and major Art Museums and Universities etc. The Octavo 1st Edition, Birds of America.
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