Jonathan Adler

Warnicke Spoonbill

$3285

Description
This image, based on a plate from American Ornithology (published 1808_1814, represents the earliest study of American birds. The predecessor of John Audubon, Alexander Wilson was a Scottish-American poet, naturalist and illustrator, and heralded as "the Father of American Ornithology." Wilson illustrated 268 birds in all, 26 of which had not been previously described. The inclusion of multiple species...