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Great Tern

1836 (restrike printed 1964)
19th/20th century
502 x 386 mm (19.8 x 15.2 in.)

Robert Havell, Jr. (aka Robert Havell), American, (1793–1878)
After John James Audubon, American, (1785–1851)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching, engraving, and aquatint on wove paper

Print impression quality: Poor

Edition: Restrike printed in 1964 from one of two original plates (DAC 1964.23.2a) printed in Wesleyan’s Print Workshop, supervised by Russell T. Limbach; number 62, plate 309

Marks: Inscribed in plate, lower right: “Engraved Printed & Coloured by R. Havell, 1836”; inscribed in plate, lower left: “Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon, F.R.S./F.L.S. 1836”; inscribed in plate, center left: “Great Tern Sterna Hirundo”; inscribed in plate, left: “Male Spring Plumage”; inscribed in plate, upper left: “no. 62”; inscribed in plate, upper right: “Plate CCIX”

Credit Line: Biology Department transfer, 1964

Accession Number: 1964.23.2

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American Studies, animals*, birds

American Studies
animals - This section can use more hierarchical (quasi-Linnaean) refinement in future; extant terms were assembled into a fairly flat and slightly redundant structure to expedite conversion.
birds

Dimensions

plate Dimensions: 502 x 386 mm (19.8 x 15.2 in.)

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Robert Havell, Jr. (aka Robert Havell), American, (1793–1878) John James Audubon, American, (1785–1851) . Great Tern, 1836 (restrike printed 1964). Etching, engraving, and aquatint on wove paper. plate : 502 x 386 mm (19.8 x 15.2 in.). Sheet : 758 x 562 mm (29.8 x 22.1 in.). DAC accession number 1964.23.2. Biology Department transfer, 1964.

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