Brown Pelican (Plate CCCCXXI) Pelicanus puscus

AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON BY ROBERT HAVELL Brown Pelican (Plate CCCCXXI) Pelicanus puscus engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring, 1838, on wove paper, trimmed within the platemark, light- and mat staining, surface soiling, irregular staining throughout (particularly affecting the center image and the title text), occasional scuffing, tape and adhesive remains, tears, creases and paper loss in places at the sheet edges (a tear at the upper left corner affecting the image at the upper bill), foxing on the reverse, framed S. 25¼ x 37 3/8 in. (641 x 949 mm.)