American White Pelican (Plate CCCXI) Pelicanus americanus

AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON BY ROBERT HAVELL American White Pelican (Plate CCCXI) Pelicanus americanus engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring, 1836, on wove paper, trimmed within the platemark (slightly uneven), the colors attenuated, pale light-, mat and time staining, minor surface soiling, occasional soft scuffing and handling creases, a few pale foxmarks, tape and glue remains at the extreme lower right edge and in places at the reverse of the sheet edges (occasional associated staining), otherwise in good condition, framed S. 38 1/8 x 25¼ in. (968 x 641 mm.)