Cayenne Tern (Plate CCLXXIII) Sterna Cayana

AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON BY ROBERT HAVELL Cayenne Tern (Plate CCLXXIII) Sterna Cayana engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring, circa 1835, on J Whatman watermark 1835, with margins (very slightly trimmed), the colors slightly attenuated (primarily the pink and yellow), pale light-, mat and time staining, occasional pale foxing and surface soiling in the margins, a 1-in. tear at the upper right sheet edge, otherwise in good condition, framed P. 14¾ x 20½ in. (375 x 521 mm.) S. 25½ x 38 in. (648 x 965 mm.)