Printed on the plate
“Canvas backed Duck”
1. 2. Male. 3. Female. | View of Baltimore.
Modern identification
Aythya valisineria
- Certain
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl · Anatidae
Why
Audubon's “Canvas backed Duck” is today's Canvasback
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, 1836.
- John James Audubon drew
- Robert Havell Jr. engraved, printed and coloured
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
