John James Audubon
The Birds of America
1827–38 · 435 plates
435 plates from Audubon's watercolours, numbered 1–435 on the plates themselves. W. H. Lizars engraved the first in Edinburgh; Robert Havell Jr. engraved, printed and hand-coloured the rest in London, his father printing and colouring with him on the early ones.
Credit lines name John James Audubon (434), William Home Lizars (7), Robert Havell Jr. (415), Robert Havell Sr. (22), Robert Havell & Son (16) and Lucy Audubon (1).
Scans: Courtesy of the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove, Montgomery County Audubon Collection, and Zebra Publishing.