Search Results: plate xxviii the yellow billed cuckoo crested by studer jacob henry

New York:: Jacob H. Studer & Co.,, 1881.. First printing. Fine . Fine original Chromolithograph. Folio. 11.25 x 14.5 inches, archivally French matted sized 16 x 20 inches. In his popular ornithology the editor and publisher Jacob Henry Studer (Columbus, Ohio 1840-1904) utilized chromolithography as an affordable means of capturing both the brilliant plumage and the subtle shading of the birds depicted in their natural surroundings after paintings by Theodore Jasper, AMMD and amateur ornithologist. Studer and Jasper followed the traditions of John James Audubon (1770-1851) and Alexander Wilson (1766-1813) in an effort to document and render all species of birds found in nineteenth century North America. Drawing from accounts of not only Audubon and Wilson- both supreme naturalists in their own right- but also the most eminent nature writers of the day, the insightful text which accompanies the plate provides a thorough and lively account of the native species and the early American… Read More