Edition Double Elephant Folio Royal Octavo Edition Bien Edition Amsterdam Edition Imperial Quadrupeds (elephant folio) Quadrupeds of North America (octavo) Book Title The Birds of America The Birds of America The Birds of America The Birds of America The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America The Quadrupeds of North America Artist John James Audubon John James Audubon John James Audubon John James Audubon John James Audubon and John Woodhouse Audubon John James Audubon and John Woodhouse Audubon Publisher John James Audubon John James Audubon and J.B. Chevalier (later Roe Lockwood) Roe Lockwood Johnson Reprint Corporation and Theatrum Orbis Terrarum John James Audubon (later Roe Lockwood) John Woodhouse Audubon and Victor Gifford Audubon (later Roe Lockwood) Location London New York and Philadelphia New York Amsterdam Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA (later New York) Dates and Editions 1826-1838 1st: 2nd: 3rd: 4th: 5th: 6th: 7th: 1840- 1844 1856 1859 1860 1861 1865 1870-71 1858-1860 1971-1972 1st: 2nd: 1843- 1848 1865? 1st: 1849-1854 2nd: 1852-1855 (this often appears as a mixture of 1st and 2nd) 3rd: 1856 4th: 1870 Approximate Size 26 1/2 x 39 inches 6 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches 27 x 39 inches 26 1/2 x 39 inches 22 x 28 inches 7 x 10 1/2 inches Engraver/ Lithographer W.H. Lizars (plates 1-10), R.Havell (all other plates) J.T. Bowen, Endicott & Co. Julius Bien Not applicable J.T. Bowen J.T. Bowen (a few plates by Nagel & Weingaertner) Method Aquatint and engraving, hand colour Lithography, hand colour Chromo- lithography Photographic Reproduction Lithography, hand colour Lithography, hand colour Plates 435 500 105 435 150 155 Parts 87 Parts 100 Parts 15 Parts of 50 Intended Not in parts 30 Parts 31 Parts Text John James Audubon's "Ornithological Biography" offered separately John James Audubon wrote text that was issued with the plates, and is a later adaptation of "Ornithological Biography". (No text) (No text) Text by John James Audubon and John Bachman offered separately plus 5 extra octavo plates. Text by John James Audubon and John Bachman issued with the plates (same text as in folio).