The Composite Plates of Audubon’s Birds of America - Softcover

Holt, Jeff; Filemyr, Albert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1439213186 ISBN 13: 9781439213186

Publisher: BookSurge Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

Despite all that has been written about John James Audubon and his work, one aspect had been overlooked, until now...In 1838, as John James Audubon's monumental creation, Birds of America, was nearing completion, he requested his engraver, Robert Havell, produce 13 extra, unique prints. Havell was instructed to combine images from two separate plates into a single print, commonly known as a "Composite Plate".Only two full sets, along with a handful of individual prints, of these rare prints exist today and are rarely if ever seen by the public. In this book the authors, for the first time, provide an analysis as to how and why these plates were made, while providing illustrations depicting all 13 of the Composite Plates.

About this edition

• Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1439213186
• ISBN 13: 9781439213186
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 82