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Plate 16: Great-footed Hawk, Male 1. F. 2. Falco Peregrinus.: PB 2-2021.1.16

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Plate 16: Great-footed Hawk, Male 1. F. 2. Falco Peregrinus.

Maker(s)

Audubon, John James
Engraver: Havell, Robert II
Printer: Havell, Robert I

Categories

Description

Issued in "No, 4" of 87 parts.
Susanne Low identifies 2 variants for the plate legend. This is no. 1.
Current name: Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus (Tunstall)
Other names: once called Duck Hawk.
Drawn from nature and published by John J. Audubon.
"Engraved, Printed & Coloured by R. Havell & Son, London"

Acquisition and important dates

by Havell, Robert I

Dating

1827 - 1830

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 2-2021.1.16
Primary reference Number: 288637
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 17 June 2021 Updated: Wednesday 24 January 2024 Last processed: Wednesday 24 January 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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