American Crow, Corvus Americanus. (Plate CLVI) / The birds of America; from original drawings by John James Audubon

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Item ID: B7449301
Image ID: audubon_v2_2_p156
Image Title: American Crow, Corvus Americanus. (Plate CLVI)
Work Title: The birds of America; from original drawings by John James Audubon
Comments: Engraved title page. Imprint dates: v. 1, 1827-30; v. 2, 1831-34; v. 3, 1834-35; v. 4, 1835-38, June 20. Originally issued in 87 parts. "The plates were published without any text, to avoid the necessity of furnishing copies gratis to the public libraries in England, agreeably to the law of copyright."--Sabin, A dictionary of books relating to America, v. 1, p. 315.
Creator: Audubon, John James, 1785-1851, (illustrator, publisher); Havell, Robert, 1793-1878, (engraver, printer of plates.)
Date: 1831-1834
Item Dimensions: 100 x 68 cm.
Medium: Intaglio printing, hand-colored
Repository: University of Michigan Library (Special Collections Library)
Source Collection: SPEC RARE
Subject: Birds
Type: Book

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Image Digitization Date: 2013-03-06
Image Source: Dimension: 5398 x 8151
Image Source: File Size: 126 MB
Image Source: File Type: TIFF
Image Source: Resolution: 600dpi
Purpose: Exhibit

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Collection: John James Audubon's Birds of America and Viviparous Quadrupeds
Image Size: 5398 x 8151
File Size: 3 MB
Record: B7449301
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/s/sclaudubon/x-b7449301/audubon_v2_2_p156

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Full citation: "American Crow, Corvus Americanus. (Plate CLVI); The birds of America; from original drawings by John James Audubon." In the digital collection John James Audubon's Birds of America and Viviparous Quadrupeds. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/s/sclaudubon/x-b7449301/audubon_v2_2_p156. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 08, 2025.