Audubon in Edinburgh
Chalmers, John2003
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John James Audubon, the French American ornithologist, is renowned for his superlative bird paintings. This work concentrates on the time Audubon spent in Edinburgh where his paintings were first engraved and he realised the ambition of their publication.
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Imprint:
Edinburgh : NMS, c2003.
Collation:
xii, 228 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), facsims. (some col.), ports. ; 28 cm.
Notes:
Published with the assistance of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.Written by John Chalmers.Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-226) and index.
ISBN:
1901663795 (pbk)
Dewey class:
759.13B/AUD920
LC class:
ND237.A93
Language:
English
Subject:
Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 -- Friends and associatesAudubon, John James, 1785-1851 -- Homes and haunts -- Scotland -- EdinburghNaturalists -- United States -- BiographyPainters -- United States -- BiographyEdinburgh (Scotland) -- Social life and customs -- 19th centuryAudubon, John James -- BiographyPainting -- Birds
BRN:
1080749