Scolopaceus Courlan (Plate CCCLXXVII) Aramus scolopaceus

AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON BY ROBERT HAVELL Scolopaceus Courlan (Plate CCCLXXVII) Aramus scolopaceus engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring, circa 1837, on J Whatman watermark 1837, with margins (very slightly trimmed), the colors slightly attenuated, the palest light- and time staining, a few pale pinpoint foxmarks and soft handling creases in places, a few short tears in places at the sheet edges, otherwise in good condition, framed P. 21 x 33¼ in. (533 x 845 mm.) S. 26 x 39 in. (660 x 991 mm.)