The Bird of Washington or Great American Sea Eagle (Plate 11) Falco washingtoniensis Variant 1

AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851) BY ROBERT HAVELL (1793-1878) The Bird of Washington or Great American Sea Eagle (Plate 11) Falco washingtoniensis Variant 1 engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring, circa 1830, on J Whatman, trimmed to the platemark, light- and time staining, surface soiling, brown spots and stains throughout, a few tears (one repaired), occasional nicks and creasing along the sheet edges, framed S. 37¾ x 24 5/8 in. (959 x 626 mm.)