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Plate CCCCXXVIII [428]: Townsend's Sandpiper, Frinca Townsendi, Aud Females.: PB 2-2021.5.28

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Plate CCCCXXVIII [428]: Townsend's Sandpiper, Frinca Townsendi, Aud Females.

Maker(s)

Audubon, John James
Havell, Robert II (Engraver)

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Description

Issued in "No. 86" of 87 parts.
Current name: Surfbird, Aphriza virgata (Gmelin)
Drawn from nature and published by John J. Audubon.
"Engraved, Printed and Coloured by Robt. Havell. 1838"

Acquisition and important dates

by Havell, Robert I

Dating

Production date: AD 1838

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 2-2021.5.28
Primary reference Number: 305679
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 12 August 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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