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Plate 100 (misnumbered): Green-blue, or White Bellied Swallow, Male I. F. 2. Hirundo Bicolor,: PB 2-2021.1.100

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Plate 100 (misnumbered): Green-blue, or White Bellied Swallow, Male I. F. 2. Hirundo Bicolor,

Maker(s)

Audubon, John James
Engraver: Havell, Robert II

Categories

Description

Issued in "No.20" of 87 parts.
Susanne Low identifies 2 variants for the plate legend. This is no. 1.
Current name: Tree Swallow, Tachycineta bicolor (Vieillot).
Drawn from nature and published by John J. Audubon.
"Engraved, Printed & Coloured by R. Havell Junr. 1830"
This plate was misnumbered and should in fact be Plate 98.

Acquisition and important dates

by Havell, Robert I

Dating

Production date: AD 1830

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 2-2021.1.100
Primary reference Number: 295564
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Audit data

Created: Friday 2 July 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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