Arctic Tern (Plate CCL) Sterna Arctica

AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON BY ROBERT HAVELL Arctic Tern (Plate CCL) Sterna Arctica engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring, 1835, on J Whatman watermark 1834, with wide margins, pale light-, mat and time staining, irregular staining in the margins, minor surface soiling, pale scattered foxing, occasional soft handling creases, a few short tears and hinge and glue remains at the extreme margin edges, otherwise in good condition, framed P. 19 3/8 x 12¼ in. (492 x 311 mm.) S. 38 1/8 x 25 3/8 in. (968 x 645 mm.)