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The first volume of Mr. Wilson's splendid work on American ornithology, with coloured plates

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

December 30, 1808

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 38

Additional Source Text:

"Price 12 dollars"

Author/Composer:

Wilson, Alexander (1766-1813)

Notes:

Alexander Wilson was a Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, naturalist, and illustrator.

Title Information:

American Ornithology; or, The natural history of the birds of the United States: illustrated with plates engraved and colored from original drawings taken from nature

Imprint Information:

vol. 1 (Philadelphia: The Museum, 1808); subsequent volumes: vol. 2 (1810); vols. 3 and 4 (1811), vols. 5 and 6 (1812), vol. 7 (1813), vols. 8 and 9 (1814).