AUDUBON`S BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA - THE COMPLETE 500 PAINTINGS

"AUDUBON'S BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA - THE COMPLETE 500 PAINTINGS" , 1990 FIRST EDITION, HARDCOVER, COMPLETE INTACT DUSTJACKET. COVERED IN A BROADART PROTECTIVE COVER, 512 PAGES, IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. MEASURES 23CM X 29CM X 4.5CM.

John James Audubon (born Jean-Jacques Rabin, April 26, 1785 - January 27, 1851) was a French-American self-trained artist, naturalist, and ornithologist. His combined interests in art and ornithology turned into a plan to make a complete pictorial record of all the bird species of North America. He was notable for his extensive studies documenting all types of American birds and for his detailed illustrations, which depicted the birds in their natural habitats. His major work, a color-plate book titled The Birds of America, is considered one of the finest ornithological works ever completed. Audubon is also known for identifying 25 new species. He is the eponym of the National Audubon Society, and his name adorns a large number of towns, neighborhoods, and streets across the United States. Dozens of scientific names first published by Audubon are still in use by the scientific community.

This book sets out the complete collection of paintings from John James Audubon on the birds of North America and is illustrated with five hundred colour plates. Collated complete. His combined interests in art and ornithology turned into a plan to make a complete pictorial record of all the bird species of North America, and this work is considered one of the finest ornithological works ever completed. With an introduction by Sheila Buff, an American writer and ornithologist.