Republican Cliff Swallow (Plate 68) Hirundo fulva Variant 1

AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON BY ROBERT HAVELL Republican Cliff Swallow (Plate 68) Hirundo fulva Variant 1 engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring, 1829, on wove paper, with wide margins, pale light-, mat and time staining, minor surface soiling, a few pale scattered foxmarks, occasional soft handling creases, scuffing and rubbing along the margin edges (with associated discoloration), two 1½-in. losses at the upper sheet edge, otherwise in good condition, framed P. 19½ x 12¼ in. (495 x 311 mm.) S. 25 3/8 x 19 in. (645 x 483 mm.)