the study: plates from The Quadrupeds of North America

octavo edition: 1851, 1851, 1854
volume II, plates 51-75

We have organized the plates in rows of five, each representing a part or fascicle, in order to convey how they were delivered to subscribers.  This page shows the first half of Volume II.  All plates credited to John James Audubon except Plates 61, 64, 67, and 71-73.  Although these plates were all credited to the elder Audubon in the Imperial Folio edition, the octavo plates provide credit to John Woodhouse Audubon.  Click on the thumbnails to see larger images.

Pl. LI.  Canada Otter	Pl. LII. Swift Fox	Pl. LIII. Texan Skunk	Pl. LIV. Brown or Norway Rat	Pl. LV. Red-tailed Squirrel
Pl. LVI.  American Bison or Buffalo	Pl. LVII. American Bison or Buffalo	Pl. LVIII. Orange-bellied Squirrel	Pl. LIX. White Weasel Stoat	Pl. LX. Bridled Weasel
Pl. LXI.  Raccoon Art credited to JWA	Pl. LXII. American Elk - Wapiti Deer	Pl. LXIII. Black-tailed Hare	Pl. LXIV. Little American Brown Weasel Art credited to JWA	Pl. LXV.  Little Harvest Mouse
Pl. LXVI.  Virginian Opossum	Pl. LXVII. Black American Wolf Art credited to JWA	Pl. LXVIII. Fox Squirrel	Pl. LXIX. Common Star-Nose Mole	Pl. LXX. Say's Least Shrew
Pl. LXXI.  Prairie Wolf Art credited to JWA	Pl. LXXII. White American Wolf Art credited to JWA	Pl. LXXIII. Rocky Mountain Sheep Art credited to JWA	Pl. LXXIV. Brewer's Shrew Mole	Pl. LXXV. Carolina Shrew

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