(New York, 1785-1851)
Scolopaceus Courlan, Plate CCCLXXVII, from [The Birds of America], London, 1827-1838, Havell edition, handcolored engraving with etching and aquatint on on wove paper with watermark for "J. Whatman/1837", 20-7/8 x 32-7/8 in. (plate), 25 x 38 in. (sheet); modern black frame, French mat,. Provenance: From a South Florida Private Collection

yellows fugitive, slight toning, foxing, pencil markings in margins, paper tape at top edge verso with some staining through to front, remnant of hinging tape verso, 1 in. repaired tear lower right; frame with abrasions