Printed on the plate
“Eider Duck”
Male 1. Female 2.
Modern identification
Somateria mollissima
- Certain
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl · Anatidae
Why
Audubon's “Eider Duck” is today's Common Eider
Sources
Featherframe havell.yaml; plate title from audubon.org
Who made the plate
Drawn from Nature. by J. J. Audubon. F. R. S. F. L. S.Engraved. Printed. & Coloured, by R. Havell. London. 1835.
- John James Audubon drew
- Robert Havell Jr. engraved, printed and coloured
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
