Audubon's Masterpieces: 150 Prints from the Birds of America

by John James Audubon

Early in the 1800s John James Audubon conceived of the project of painting all the species of birds in North America. He realized his ambition with the publication of Birds of America. This pioneering work has become an undisputed classic. The 150 prints compiled here in Audubon's Masterpieces from the first Royal Octavo edition conclusively establish the breadth and depth of Audubon's Achievement. The son of a French naval officer and a Creole woman,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572153172
• ISBN13: 9781572153172
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: JG Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.2" x 10.0"