American ornithology, or The natural history of the birds of the United States: illustrated with plates, engraved and coloured from original drawings taken from nature / by Alexander Wilson ; with a sketch of the author's life by George Ord.

Accession number

PML 129311-14

Creator

Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813.

Published

New York : Collins ; Philadelphia : Harrison Hall, 1828-1829.

Credit line

Gift of Mary D. Lindsay, 2003.

Notes

Includes index.

Description

3 v. ; 26 cm. + atlas (76 col. plates) 38 cm.

Provenance

From the collection of Catharine C. Dickey.

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