John James Audubon artwork, 1829-2002,-1829-1860 (bulk)
Collection Number: 6721

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
John James Audubon artwork, 1829-2002,-1829-1860 (bulk)
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
6721
Abstract:
Collection includes loose prints from Audubon books, The birds of America (double elephant folio of 1827-1838 and a subsequent octavo edition) and The viviparous quadrupeds of North America (1846-1854), as well as later reproductions of Audubon prints.
Creator:
Audubon, John James, 1785-1851.
Audubon, John James, 1785-1851. (Title of work: Birds of America..)
Audubon, John James, 1785-1851. (Title of work: Viviparous quadrupeds of North America..)
Audubon, Lucy Green Bakewell, 1787-1874
Bien, Julius, 1826-1909.
Havell, Robert, 1793-1878.
Cornell University. Laboratory of Ornithology
Quanitities:
6.3 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English
RELATED MATERIAL

The Waldemar H. Fries Audubon research papers, #3427 also contains original and reproductions of Audubon prints.
The Laboratory of Ornithology artwork collection, #17-2-3522 and the Louis Agassiz Fuertes papers, #2662 also contain artwork on deposit from Cornell's Laboratory of Ornithology
Access Restrictions:

Access restricted to the permission of the curator.
INFORMATION FOR USERS
Cite As:

John James Audubon artwork, #6721. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Scope and content

Collection includes loose prints from Audubon books, The birds of America (double elephant folio of 1827-1838 and a subsequent octavo edition) and The viviparous quadrupeds of North America (1846-1854) as well as later reproductions of Audubon prints.
SUBJECTS

Subjects:
Birds in art.
Ornithology.
Natural history illustration.
Ornithological illustration.
Mammals -- North America -- Pictorial works.
Birds -- North America -- Pictorial works.
Form and Genre Terms:
Hand coloring.
Chromolithographs.
Lithographs.
Engravings -- United States -- 19th century.
CONTAINER LIST
Container
Description
Date
Box 1 Folder 1
Florida Jay - No. 47, Plate 233 - 0603
Scope and Contents
Octavo edition
Restricted
Box 1 Folder 2
Cedar Bird, or Cedar Waxwing - No. 50, Plate 246 - 0604
Scope and Contents
Octavo edition
Restricted
Box 1 Folder 3
Mallard - No. 77, Plate 385 - 0605
Scope and Contents
Octavo edition
Restricted
Box 1 Folder 4
Evening Grosbeak - No. 42, Plate 207 - 0606
Scope and Contents
Octavo edition
Restricted
Box 1 Folder 5
Snow Lark Bunting - No. 31, Plate 155 - 0607
Scope and Contents
Octavo edition
Restricted
Box 1 Folder 6
Summer Red-bird - No. 42, Plate 208 - 0608
Scope and Contents
Octavo edition
Restricted
Box 1 Folder 7
Yellow Crowned Night Heron - No. 73, Plate 364 - 8005
Scope and Contents
Octavo edition
Restricted
Box 1 Folder 8
Fork-tailed Flycatcher - No. 11, Plate 52 - 8025
Scope and Contents
Octavo edition
Restricted
Box 2 Folder 1
Tell-tale Godwit or Snipe - Plate 308 - RMC
 2002
Scope and Contents
Uncolored restrike of an 1836 plate.
Restricted
Box 2 Folder 2
Tell-tale Godwit or Snipe - Plate 308 - RMC
Restricted
Box 2 Folder 3
Purple Finch - Plate 4 - RMC
Restricted
Box 2 Folder 4
Ivory-billed Woodpecker - No. 14, Plate LXVI - RMC
Scope and Contents
Color Reproduction - Audubon Centennial Edition by R.E. Hall. P.P. 2/5
Restricted
Box 2 Folder 5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - RMC
 1860
Scope and Contents
Chromolithograph by J. Bien
Restricted
Box 3 Folder 1
Great White Heron - No. 57, Plate CCLXXXI - 8003
65.4 x 50.2
Scope and Contents
Reduced black and white reproduction: "Reproduced at three fifths size from the original plate in the collection of the American Museum of Natural History."
Restricted
Box 3 Folder 2
White-throated Sparrow - Plate VIII, No. II - 8002
70.8 x 50.7
Scope and Contents
Engraved by Lizars. Colored by Havell.
Restricted
Box 3 Folder 3
Swallow-Tailed Hawk - No. 15-3, Plate 18 - 8008
 1860
102.0 x 68.9
Scope and Contents
Chromolithograph by J. Bien
Restricted
Box 3 Folder 4
White-Eyed Flycatcher or Vireo - No. 15-5, Plate 240 and Red-Eyed Vireo - No. 15-6, Plate 243 - 8009
 1860
101.9 x 68.7
Scope and Contents
Double elephant folio. Chromolithograph by J. Bien, both on a single sheet
Restricted
Box 3 Folder 5
Yellow-Crowned Heron - No. 15-2, Plate 364 - 0601
 1860
99.5 x 69.0
Scope and Contents
Chromolithograph by J. Bien. Attached to acidic backing.
Restricted
Box 4 Folder 1
Song Sparrows - No. 5, Plate 25 - 8001
70.5 x 50.6
Scope and Contents
Double elephant folio. Havell Print.
Restricted
Box 4 Folder 2
Indigo-Birds - No. 15, Plate 74 - 8000
 1829
70.9 x 50.7
Scope and Contents
Double elephant folio. Engraved, Printed, Colored by R. Havell. Attached to acidic backing.
Restricted
Box 4 Folder 3
Warbling Flycatcher - No. 24, Plate CXVIII - 8006
72.3 x 53.6
Scope and Contents
Double elephant folio. Havell Print.
Restricted
Box 4 Folder 4
Palm Warbler - No. 33, Plate CLXIII - 8007
 1833
72.1 x 53.3
Scope and Contents
Double elephant folio. Havell Print. Possibly a later restrike of a 1833 print
Restricted
Box 4 Folder 5
Semipalmated Sandpiper - No. 81, Plate CCCCV - 8013
 1838
94.3 x 63.9
Scope and Contents
Double elephant folio
Restricted
Box 4 Folder 6
Frigate Pelican - No. 55, Plate CCLXXI - 8012
96.1 x 63.8
Scope and Contents
Double elephant folio - Date corner torn off. Attached to acidic backing.
Restricted
Box 4 Folder 7
American Sparrow Hawk - No. 29, Plate CXLII - 0602
91.9 x 64.7
Scope and Contents
Double elephant folio. Engraved, Printed, Colored by R. Havell.
Restricted
Box 5 Folder 1
Hutchins's Barnacle Goose - No. 56, Plate CCLXXVII - 8010B
61.0 x 50.8
Scope and Contents
Reduced black and white reproduction: "Reproduced at four fifths size from the original plate in the collection of the American Museum of Natural History."
Restricted
Box 5 Folder 2
Says Least Shrew - No. 14, Plate LXX - 8019
 1845
68.8 x 54.2
Scope and Contents
Bowen Print
Restricted
Box 5 Folder 3
Franklins Marmot Squirrell - No. 17, Plate LXXXIV - 8020
 1846
70.0 x 55.4
Scope and Contents
Bowen Print
Restricted
Box 5 Folder 4
Dusky Squirrell - No. 24, Plate CXVII - 8021
69.7 x 55.2
Scope and Contents
Bowen Print
Restricted
Box 5 Folder 5
The Camas Rat - No. 29, Plate CXLII - 8023
 1848
68.7 x 54.0
Scope and Contents
Bowen Print
Restricted
Box 5 Folder 6
Hutchins's Barnacle Goose - No. 56, Plate CCLXXVII - 8010
 1958
81.7 x 66.1
Scope and Contents
Full size black and white reproduction: "Struck from the original Havell engraving to commemorate the 75th Anniversary Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union, held at the American Museum of Natural History, New York, in October 1958."
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Box 6 Folder 1
Swallow-Tailed Hawk - No. 15, Plate 72 - 8004
 1829
98.9 x 65.5
Scope and Contents
Double elephant folio. J. Bien print.
Restricted
Box 6 Folder 2
Ferruginous Thrush - No. 24, Plate CXVI - 8018
98.5 x 66.2
Scope and Contents
Double elephant folio
Restricted
Box 6 Folder 3
Mocking Bird - No. 5, Plate XXI - 8016
96.5 x 64.1
Scope and Contents
Double elephant folio. Engraved, Printed, and Coloured by R Havell.
Restricted
Box 6 Folder 4
Chuck-Wills Widow - No. 11, Plate LII - 8017
96.5 x 64.8
Scope and Contents
Engraved, Printed, and Coloured by R Havell.
Restricted
Box 6 Folder 5
Swamp Sparrow - No. 15, Plate LXIV - 8024
96.5 x 64.2
Scope and Contents
Engraved, Printed, and Coloured by R Havell.
Restricted
Box 6 Folder 6
White-Crowned Pigeon - No. 36, Plate CLXXVII - 8015
 1829
96.5 x 64.6
Restricted
Volume 1
Audubon elephant folio Frontispiece: Birds of America, from Original Drawings by John James Audubon. Volume III - 8014
Scope and Contents
An original binding of an elephant folio with all the drawings removed. Includes the frontspiece.
Restricted