(New York, 1785-1851)
Plate CCXXXI, Charleston, South Carolina in the background, from The Birds of America, London, 1827-1838, hand-colored etching, engraving, and aquatint on wove paper, lacking visible watermark, sheet 25-3/8 x 37-3/4 in.; wood frame, 28 x 40-1/2 x 1-1/2 in.
Provenance: Private Florida Collection
Note: For a similar example see the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC: https://www.nga.gov/artworks/32369-long-billed-curlew.
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Private Florida Collection
trimmed within plate, paper consistent with Whatman paper with the presence of small fibers, similar texture and color, glued at edges with heat activated tape, with extensive silverfish damage in margins and into image, some fadingļ¼ frame with wear
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