JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (AFTER) | AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN (PLATE CCCXI)

JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (AFTER)
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN (PLATE CCCXI)

Hand-colored aquatint, engraving and etching, 1836, by R. Havell, on wove paper with the J Whatman 1836 watermark, framed
sheet: 982 by 657 mm 38¾ by 25⅞ in

Condition Report:
With wide margins, the print is in good condition apart from faint discoloration in the margins and some mottled fox marks, primarily visible on verso. A 1 inch repaired tear in the lower margin at right. A 5 inch diagonal crease in the upper right corner, through the plate number but not extending into the image. A few faint scuffs in the background at right. (Nicks and stitch holes along the left disbound edge.)

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