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Purple Sandpiper. Plate 284.

  • ARTIST: John James Audubon

  • MEDIUM: Handcolored aquatint engraving,

    DATE: 1827-38.

  • EDITION SIZE: Paper size 25 1/2 x 37 7/8". (64.8 x 96.2 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: From the first printed edition of John James Audubon's "Birds of America". Engraved, printed and colored by Robert Havell, London.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition save for some faint spots in the margins.

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