Tufted Auk (Plate CCXLIX) Mormon cirrhatus Variant 1

AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON BY ROBERT HAVELL Tufted Auk (Plate CCXLIX) Mormon cirrhatus Variant 1 engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring, 1835, on J Whatman Turkey Mill watermark 1835, with margins, the colors slightly attenuated, light-, mat and time staining, minor surface soiling, occasional soft handling creases, scattered foxing, a few small touched-in areas (with associated discoloration), a few tears and minor losses at the margin edges (some backed), surface soiling, staining and foxing on the reverse, otherwise in good condition, framed P. 14 3/8 x 19½ in. (365 x 495 mm.) S. 25½ x 38 in. (648 x 965 mm.)