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      • Cassin's Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America - Volume with 50 Hand-colored Lithographs
        Jul. 20, 2024

        Cassin's Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America - Volume with 50 Hand-colored Lithographs

        Est: $2,500 - $4,500

        This beautiful volume with 50 hand-colored lithographs is John Cassin's scarce work Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America. This is the first edition and published in parts between 1853 and 1855 in Philadelphia by J.B. Lippincott & Co (with title page issued in 1856). The volume is bound in original dark brown cloth with gilt-lettered spine. The work was intended as a supplement to John James Audubon's Birds of America. Audubon completed his work before many of the Western birds could be collected and drawn. Cassin's work features some of the first published images of America's birds. It is believed only 100 of these volumes are in existence today. Many of the drawings were completed on stone by William E. Hitchcock. Some of the drawings were done by George G. White and transferred to stone. All of the hand-colored lithographs were done by J. T. Bowen, who was also Audubon's lithographer. "At first the Audubons were receptive...however, Cassin wanted shared credit on the title page and a free hand in correcting the errors of nomenclature of the elder Audubon, a touchy point with the sons. In the end, Cassin went on his own, although clearly following the Audubon format and also using J.T. Bowen as lithographer." (Reese) John Cassin (1813-1869) was a leading ornithologist and America's first taxonomist. Cassin was responsible for many of the Railroad Survey illustrations as the western United States expanded and was explored. He was named curator of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences in 1842 after John T. Bowen's death.

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      • John Cassin, Baird's Buzzard, Plate 41.
        Sep. 29, 2023

        John Cassin, Baird's Buzzard, Plate 41.

        Est: $175 - $250

        John Cassin (1813-1869). Baird's Buzzard, Plate 41. From: Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America.Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1856. Chromolithograph Sheet size: 10.5 x 7" Baird's Buzzard is part of the Buteo genus, a genus of medium to fairly large, wide-ranging raptors with a robust body and broad wings. The total length of these birds can vary from 12 to 28 inches, and wingspan can range from 26 to 63 inches. They frequently soar in thermals at mid-day over openings and are most frequently seen while doing this. They fly with an alternation of soaring and flapping, and inhabit a wide range of habitats, but usually prefer some access to both clearings, which provide ideal hunting ground, and trees, which can provide nesting locations and security.

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      • John Cassin, The Brown Hawk, Plate 31.
        Sep. 29, 2023

        John Cassin, The Brown Hawk, Plate 31.

        Est: $175 - $250

        John Cassin (1813-1869). The Brown Hawk, Plate 31. From: Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America.Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1856. Chromolithograph Sheet size: 10.5 x 7" Among the bird world's most skillful fliers, the brown hawks are common woodland hawks that tear through cluttered tree canopies in high speed pursuit of other birds. You're most likely to see one prowling above a forest edge or field using just a few stiff wingbeats followed by a glide. With their smaller lookalike, the Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk make for famously tricky identifications. Both species are sometimes unwanted guests at bird feeders, looking for an easy meal (but not one of sunflower seeds).

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      • John Cassin, The Canon Finch, Plate 17.
        Sep. 29, 2023

        John Cassin, The Canon Finch, Plate 17.

        Est: $175 - $250

        John Cassin (1813-1869). The Canon Finch, Plate 17. From: Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America.Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1856. Chromolithograph Sheet size: 10.5 x 7" The Canon Finch, also known as the Brown Towee, is one of the most abundant and characteristic birds of California, residing constantly in all the lower country west of the Sierra Nevada, and up the summits of the Coast Mountains. The name of Canon Finch seem inappropriate given that it is found plentifully in level districts also, wherever there are tress and shrubbery, these birds frequent the ground and seek their food among the dead leaves, which they much resemble in color.

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      • John Cassin, The American House Finch. Plate 13.
        Sep. 29, 2023

        John Cassin, The American House Finch. Plate 13.

        Est: $175 - $250

        John Cassin (1813-1869). The American House Finch, Plate 13. From: Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America.Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1856. Chromolithograph Sheet size: 10.5 x 7"

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      • John Cassin, The Northern Sea Eagle, Plate 6.
        Sep. 29, 2023

        John Cassin, The Northern Sea Eagle, Plate 6.

        Est: $175 - $250

        John Cassin (1813-1869). The Northern Sea Eagle, Plate 6. From: Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America.Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1856. Chromolithograph Sheet size: 10.5 x 7" The Northern Sea Eagle is on average the heaviest eagle in the world, beating out the Harpy eagle and Philippine eagle. It has a wingspan of over 6.6 feet and can weigh up to 20 pounds. This formidable bird of prey is from the Accipitridae family, and mostly feeds on fish and water birds. It can be identified by the strong contrasting white on the upper-wing converts, underwing coverts, and tail, which pops out against the mostly dark brown and black body. This bird is typically found in coastal northeastern Asia, specifically Korea, Japan and Russia's far east.

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      • John Cassin, The White Headed Gull, Plate 5.
        Sep. 29, 2023

        John Cassin, The White Headed Gull, Plate 5.

        Est: $175 - $250

        John Cassin (1813-1869). The White Headed Gull, Plate 5. From: Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America.Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1856. Chromolithograph Sheet size: 7 x 10.5" The White-headed Gull is also called Heermann's gull, named after the nineteenth-century explorer and naturalist Adolphus Lewis Heermann. It lives in the United States, Mexico, and southwestern British Columbia, and nests on Isla Rasa in the Gulf of California. This bird can usually be spotted on shore or out at sea, and is rarely ever seen inland. It has a distinct appearance from other gulls, with its most most eye-catching feature being the pearly white head of the breeding plumage, which contrasts luminously against the dusky gray body and black wings. Because of the concentration of the bird's breeding colony on the small island of Isla Rosa, whose weather fluctuates from year to year due to El Nino, The International Union of Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources has determined the status of the white-headed gull to be "near threatened."

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      • John Cassin, The Black-footed Albatross. Plate 35.
        Sep. 29, 2023

        John Cassin, The Black-footed Albatross. Plate 35.

        Est: $245 - $350

        John Cassin (1813-1869). The Black-footed Albatross, Plate 35. From: Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America.Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1856. Chromolithograph Sheet size: 7 x 10" The Black-footed Albatross is a large seabird of the albatross family from the North Pacific. All but 2.5% of the population is found among the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. It is one of three species of albatross that range in the northern hemisphere, nesting on tropical islands. Unlike many albatrosses, it is dark plumaged. This bird's vocalization will range from shrieks and squeals whist fighting over food to bill-clapping, whistles, groans, and quacks while courting.

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      • Illustration of the Birds Book, John Cassin
        Sep. 15, 2023

        Illustration of the Birds Book, John Cassin

        Est: $2,000 - $4,000

        John Cassin (American, 1813-1869), "Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian American," 1856, first edition, including 50 hand-coloured lithographs, published by J.B Lippincott and CO., Philadelphia, PA, printed and colored by J.T Bowen (American, 1801-c.1856), first leaf inscribed by the nephew of Philadelphia architect and ornithologist, William Lloyd Baily (1861-1947), who inherited the book from Bailey, overall (with new binding): 1.75"h x 8"w

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      • America.- Cassin (John) Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America, first edition in book form, Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1856; and a later edition …
        Jul. 05, 2023

        America.- Cassin (John) Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America, first edition in book form, Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1856; and a later edition …

        Est: £3,000 - £4,000

        America.- Cassin (John) Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America, first edition in book form, 50 hand-coloured lithographed plates by William E. Hitchcock, some after George G. White, tissue guards (a couple lacking), contemporary ink gift inscription to front endpaper, plate 5 with imprint trimmed, plate 7 loose and a little frayed at fore-edge, plate 13 working loose at head, scattered foxing to text, mainly at beginning and end, the odd spot or light mark to plates, some light browning and offsetting, hinges repaired with cloth, contemporary half green morocco over marbled boards, neatly rebacked, with original gilt spine with bird motif laid-down, some wear to corners, rubbed, [Nissen IVB 173; Zimmer 124], Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1856; and a 1991 edition of the same, 4to (2) ⁂ A cornerstone of American ornithological literature, first issued in 10 parts between 1853 and 1855.

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      • Cassin - 8 Bird Lithographs
        Apr. 30, 2022

        Cassin - 8 Bird Lithographs

        Est: $500 - $1,000

        Included in this lot: Baird's Buzzard. 41 The Black-headed Vireo. 24 The Orange breasted Warbler. 48 McCourn's Bunting. 39 The Curved-billed Thrush. 42 The large billed Marsh Sparrow. 38 The Mexican Wren. 30 The American Stone Chat. 34 Description: This hand-colored lithograph is from John Cassin's scarce work Illustrations of the birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America. The work was published in 1856. It is believed only 100 of these are in existence today. It was intended as a supplement to John James Audubon's Birds of America. Audubon completed his work before many of the Western birds could be collected and drawn. Cassin's work features some of the first published images of America's birds. Many of the drawings were completed on stone by William E. Hitchcock. Some of the drawings were done by George G. White and transferred to stone. All of the hand-colored lithographs were done by J. T. Bowen, who was also Audubon's lithographer. John Cassin was a leading ornithologist and America's first taxonomist. Cassin was responsible for many of the Railroad Survey illustrations as the western United States expanded and was explored. He was named curator of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences in 1842 after John T. Bowen's death.

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      • Cassin - Pair of Bird of Prey Lithographs
        Apr. 23, 2022

        Cassin - Pair of Bird of Prey Lithographs

        Est: $300 - $600

        Included in this lot: Brown Hawk. 31 Ferruginous Buzzard. 26 Description: This hand-colored lithograph is from John Cassin's scarce work Illustrations of the birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America. The work was published in 1856. It is believed only 100 of these are in existence today. It was intended as a supplement to John James Audubon's Birds of America. Audubon completed his work before many of the Western birds could be collected and drawn. Cassin's work features some of the first published images of America's birds. Many of the drawings were completed on stone by William E. Hitchcock. Some of the drawings were done by George G. White and transferred to stone. All of the hand-colored lithographs were done by J. T. Bowen, who was also Audubon's lithographer. John Cassin was a leading ornithologist and America's first taxonomist. Cassin was responsible for many of the Railroad Survey illustrations as the western United States expanded and was explored. He was named curator of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences in 1842 after John T. Bowen's death.

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      • Cassin - 4 Bird Lithographs
        Apr. 23, 2022

        Cassin - 4 Bird Lithographs

        Est: $400 - $800

        Included in this lot: Mexican Jay. 1 Black Flycatcher. 29 Prince Maximilian's Jay. 28 Canon Finch. 17 Description: This hand-colored lithograph is from John Cassin's scarce work Illustrations of the birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America. The work was published in 1856. It is believed only 100 of these are in existence today. It was intended as a supplement to John James Audubon's Birds of America. Audubon completed his work before many of the Western birds could be collected and drawn. Cassin's work features some of the first published images of America's birds. Many of the drawings were completed on stone by William E. Hitchcock. Some of the drawings were done by George G. White and transferred to stone. All of the hand-colored lithographs were done by J. T. Bowen, who was also Audubon's lithographer. John Cassin was a leading ornithologist and America's first taxonomist. Cassin was responsible for many of the Railroad Survey illustrations as the western United States expanded and was explored. He was named curator of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences in 1842 after John T. Bowen's death.

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      • Cassin - Great crested Woodpecker. 49
        Apr. 16, 2022

        Cassin - Great crested Woodpecker. 49

        Est: $100 - $300

        This hand-colored lithograph is from John Cassin's scarce work Illustrations of the birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America. The work was published in 1856. It is believed only 100 of these are in existence today. It was intended as a supplement to John James Audubon's Birds of America. Audubon completed his work before many of the Western birds could be collected and drawn. Cassin's work features some of the first published images of America's birds. Many of the drawings were completed on stone by William E. Hitchcock. Some of the drawings were done by George G. White and transferred to stone. All of the hand-colored lithographs were done by J. T. Bowen, who was also Audubon's lithographer. John Cassin was a leading ornithologist and America's first taxonomist. Cassin was responsible for many of the Railroad Survey illustrations as the western United States expanded and was explored. He was named curator of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences in 1842 after John T. Bowen's death.

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      • Cassin - 6 Bird Lithographs
        Apr. 16, 2022

        Cassin - 6 Bird Lithographs

        Est: $400 - $800

        Included in this lot: Hooded Oriole. 8 American House Finch. 13 Blanding's Finch. 12 Northern Chickadee. 14 Crowned Flycatcher. 18 Brown-headed Finch. 20 Description: This hand-colored lithograph is from John Cassin's scarce work Illustrations of the birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America. The work was published in 1856. It is believed only 100 of these are in existence today. It was intended as a supplement to John James Audubon's Birds of America. Audubon completed his work before many of the Western birds could be collected and drawn. Cassin's work features some of the first published images of America's birds. Many of the drawings were completed on stone by William E. Hitchcock. Some of the drawings were done by George G. White and transferred to stone. All of the hand-colored lithographs were done by J. T. Bowen, who was also Audubon's lithographer. John Cassin was a leading ornithologist and America's first taxonomist. Cassin was responsible for many of the Railroad Survey illustrations as the western United States expanded and was explored. He was named curator of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences in 1842 after John T. Bowen's death.

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      • Cassin - 6 Bird Lithographs
        Apr. 16, 2022

        Cassin - 6 Bird Lithographs

        Est: $400 - $800

        Included in this lot: White Avocet. 40 Gray Petrel. 46 Short tailed Albatross. 50 Black footed Albatross. 35 Red-breasted Teal. 15 Black Brant. 10 Description: This hand-colored lithograph is from John Cassin's scarce work Illustrations of the birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America. The work was published in 1856. It is believed only 100 of these are in existence today. It was intended as a supplement to John James Audubon's Birds of America. Audubon completed his work before many of the Western birds could be collected and drawn. Cassin's work features some of the first published images of America's birds. Many of the drawings were completed on stone by William E. Hitchcock. Some of the drawings were done by George G. White and transferred to stone. All of the hand-colored lithographs were done by J. T. Bowen, who was also Audubon's lithographer. John Cassin was a leading ornithologist and America's first taxonomist. Cassin was responsible for many of the Railroad Survey illustrations as the western United States expanded and was explored. He was named curator of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences in 1842 after John T. Bowen's death.

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      • Cassin - Kirtland's Owl. 2
        Apr. 09, 2022

        Cassin - Kirtland's Owl. 2

        Est: $100 - $300

        This hand-colored lithograph is from John Cassin's scarce work Illustrations of the birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America. The work was published in 1856. It is believed only 100 of these are in existence today. It was intended as a supplement to John James Audubon's Birds of America. Audubon completed his work before many of the Western birds could be collected and drawn. Cassin's work features some of the first published images of America's birds. Many of the drawings were completed on stone by William E. Hitchcock. Some of the drawings were done by George G. White and transferred to stone. All of the hand-colored lithographs were done by J. T. Bowen, who was also Audubon's lithographer. John Cassin was a leading ornithologist and America's first taxonomist. Cassin was responsible for many of the Railroad Survey illustrations as the western United States expanded and was explored. He was named curator of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences in 1842 after John T. Bowen's death.

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      • Cassin - Black-breasted Woodpecker. 32
        Apr. 09, 2022

        Cassin - Black-breasted Woodpecker. 32

        Est: $100 - $300

        This hand-colored lithograph is from John Cassin's scarce work Illustrations of the birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America. The work was published in 1856. It is believed only 100 of these are in existence today. It was intended as a supplement to John James Audubon's Birds of America. Audubon completed his work before many of the Western birds could be collected and drawn. Cassin's work features some of the first published images of America's birds. Many of the drawings were completed on stone by William E. Hitchcock. Some of the drawings were done by George G. White and transferred to stone. All of the hand-colored lithographs were done by J. T. Bowen, who was also Audubon's lithographer. John Cassin was a leading ornithologist and America's first taxonomist. Cassin was responsible for many of the Railroad Survey illustrations as the western United States expanded and was explored. He was named curator of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences in 1842 after John T. Bowen's death.

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      • Cassin - Texan Cardinal Bird. 33
        Apr. 09, 2022

        Cassin - Texan Cardinal Bird. 33

        Est: $100 - $300

        This hand-colored lithograph is from John Cassin's scarce work Illustrations of the birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America. The work was published in 1856. It is believed only 100 of these are in existence today. It was intended as a supplement to John James Audubon's Birds of America. Audubon completed his work before many of the Western birds could be collected and drawn. Cassin's work features some of the first published images of America's birds. Many of the drawings were completed on stone by William E. Hitchcock. Some of the drawings were done by George G. White and transferred to stone. All of the hand-colored lithographs were done by J. T. Bowen, who was also Audubon's lithographer. John Cassin was a leading ornithologist and America's first taxonomist. Cassin was responsible for many of the Railroad Survey illustrations as the western United States expanded and was explored. He was named curator of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences in 1842 after John T. Bowen's death.

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      • Cassin - Purple throated Hummingbird. 22
        Apr. 09, 2022

        Cassin - Purple throated Hummingbird. 22

        Est: $100 - $300

        This hand-colored lithograph is from John Cassin's scarce work Illustrations of the birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America. The work was published in 1856. It is believed only 100 of these are in existence today. It was intended as a supplement to John James Audubon's Birds of America. Audubon completed his work before many of the Western birds could be collected and drawn. Cassin's work features some of the first published images of America's birds. Many of the drawings were completed on stone by William E. Hitchcock. Some of the drawings were done by George G. White and transferred to stone. All of the hand-colored lithographs were done by J. T. Bowen, who was also Audubon's lithographer. John Cassin was a leading ornithologist and America's first taxonomist. Cassin was responsible for many of the Railroad Survey illustrations as the western United States expanded and was explored. He was named curator of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences in 1842 after John T. Bowen's death.

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      • Cassin - Blue Partridge. 19
        Apr. 09, 2022

        Cassin - Blue Partridge. 19

        Est: $100 - $300

        This hand-colored lithograph is from John Cassin's scarce work Illustrations of the birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America. The work was published in 1856. It is believed only 100 of these are in existence today. It was intended as a supplement to John James Audubon's Birds of America. Audubon completed his work before many of the Western birds could be collected and drawn. Cassin's work features some of the first published images of America's birds. Many of the drawings were completed on stone by William E. Hitchcock. Some of the drawings were done by George G. White and transferred to stone. All of the hand-colored lithographs were done by J. T. Bowen, who was also Audubon's lithographer. John Cassin was a leading ornithologist and America's first taxonomist. Cassin was responsible for many of the Railroad Survey illustrations as the western United States expanded and was explored. He was named curator of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences in 1842 after John T. Bowen's death.

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      • Cassin - Massena Partridge. 4
        Apr. 09, 2022

        Cassin - Massena Partridge. 4

        Est: $100 - $300

        This hand-colored lithograph is from John Cassin's scarce work Illustrations of the birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America. The work was published in 1856. It is believed only 100 of these are in existence today. It was intended as a supplement to John James Audubon's Birds of America. Audubon completed his work before many of the Western birds could be collected and drawn. Cassin's work features some of the first published images of America's birds. Many of the drawings were completed on stone by William E. Hitchcock. Some of the drawings were done by George G. White and transferred to stone. All of the hand-colored lithographs were done by J. T. Bowen, who was also Audubon's lithographer. John Cassin was a leading ornithologist and America's first taxonomist. Cassin was responsible for many of the Railroad Survey illustrations as the western United States expanded and was explored. He was named curator of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences in 1842 after John T. Bowen's death.

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      • Cassin - Californian Woodpecker. 2
        Apr. 02, 2022

        Cassin - Californian Woodpecker. 2

        Est: $100 - $300

        This hand-colored lithograph is from The Birds of North America; the descriptions of species based chiefly on the collections in the museum of the Smithsonian Institution. The work was completed by Spencer Fullerton Baird, John Cassin, & George New bold Lawrence. It was published in Phladelphia by J. B. Lippincott & Co. and Bowen & Co. in 1860. Baird and Cassin were considered to of the foremost American ornithologists of the 19th century. The chief virtue of this spectacular contribution to the literature of American ornithology is that it completes the work started by the first octavo edition of John James Audubon's Birds of America (1840-1844) and continued by John Cassin's IIlustrations of the Birds of California, Texas [etc.] (([1853]-56). As Baird notes in the preface: "the first series [of Cassin's work], containing fifty species not given by Audubon, was completed in 1855, and has not been extended, having been superceded by the present work" (Preface, p.I, Atlas vol.). "The present work is part of the General Report on North American birds ... published in October, 1858, as one of the series of "Reports of Explorations and Surveys of a Railroad Route to the Pacific Ocean." In this volume, however, will be found many important additions and corrections, including detailed lists of plates, ... descriptions of newly-discovered species, &c, not in the original edition. The Atlas contains one hundred plates, representing one hundred and forty-eight new or unfigured species of North American birds. Of these plates about fifty appear for the first time, having been prepared expressly for this work. The remainder form the ornithological illustrations of the Reports of the Pacific Railroad Survey [1858], and of the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey [1859] under Major Emory ... All have, however, been carefully retouched and lettered for this edition, and quite a number redrawn entirely from better and more characteristic specimens. In fact, the plates of the Atlas have been prepared for the present edition with the utmost care and attention" (Advertisement, vol.I). Bennet p.7; Meisel III, p.484; Sabin 2809.

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      • Cassin - Northern Sea Eagle. 6
        Apr. 02, 2022

        Cassin - Northern Sea Eagle. 6

        Est: $100 - $300

        This hand-colored lithograph is from John Cassin's scarce work Illustrations of the birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America. The work was published in 1856. It is believed only 100 of these are in existence today. It was intended as a supplement to John James Audubon's Birds of America. Audubon completed his work before many of the Western birds could be collected and drawn. Cassin's work features some of the first published images of America's birds. Many of the drawings were completed on stone by William E. Hitchcock. Some of the drawings were done by George G. White and transferred to stone. All of the hand-colored lithographs were done by J. T. Bowen, who was also Audubon's lithographer. John Cassin was a leading ornithologist and America's first taxonomist. Cassin was responsible for many of the Railroad Survey illustrations as the western United States expanded and was explored. He was named curator of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences in 1842 after John T. Bowen's death.

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      • Cassin - Kirtland's Warbler. 47
        Apr. 02, 2022

        Cassin - Kirtland's Warbler. 47

        Est: $100 - $300

        This hand-colored lithograph is from John Cassin's scarce work Illustrations of the birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America. The work was published in 1856. It is believed only 100 of these are in existence today. It was intended as a supplement to John James Audubon's Birds of America. Audubon completed his work before many of the Western birds could be collected and drawn. Cassin's work features some of the first published images of America's birds. Many of the drawings were completed on stone by William E. Hitchcock. Some of the drawings were done by George G. White and transferred to stone. All of the hand-colored lithographs were done by J. T. Bowen, who was also Audubon's lithographer. John Cassin was a leading ornithologist and America's first taxonomist. Cassin was responsible for many of the Railroad Survey illustrations as the western United States expanded and was explored. He was named curator of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences in 1842 after John T. Bowen's death.

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      • Cassin - Black-crested Chickadee. 3
        Apr. 02, 2022

        Cassin - Black-crested Chickadee. 3

        Est: $100 - $300

        This hand-colored lithograph is from John Cassin's scarce work Illustrations of the birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America. The work was published in 1856. It is believed only 100 of these are in existence today. It was intended as a supplement to John James Audubon's Birds of America. Audubon completed his work before many of the Western birds could be collected and drawn. Cassin's work features some of the first published images of America's birds. Many of the drawings were completed on stone by William E. Hitchcock. Some of the drawings were done by George G. White and transferred to stone. All of the hand-colored lithographs were done by J. T. Bowen, who was also Audubon's lithographer. John Cassin was a leading ornithologist and America's first taxonomist. Cassin was responsible for many of the Railroad Survey illustrations as the western United States expanded and was explored. He was named curator of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences in 1842 after John T. Bowen's death.

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      • Cassin - Gambels Partridge. 9
        Apr. 02, 2022

        Cassin - Gambels Partridge. 9

        Est: $100 - $300

        This hand-colored lithograph is from John Cassin's scarce work Illustrations of the birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America. The work was published in 1856. It is believed only 100 of these are in existence today. It was intended as a supplement to John James Audubon's Birds of America. Audubon completed his work before many of the Western birds could be collected and drawn. Cassin's work features some of the first published images of America's birds. Many of the drawings were completed on stone by William E. Hitchcock. Some of the drawings were done by George G. White and transferred to stone. All of the hand-colored lithographs were done by J. T. Bowen, who was also Audubon's lithographer. John Cassin was a leading ornithologist and America's first taxonomist. Cassin was responsible for many of the Railroad Survey illustrations as the western United States expanded and was explored. He was named curator of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences in 1842 after John T. Bowen's death.

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      • Cassin - Roadrunner or Ground Cuckoo. 36
        Apr. 02, 2022

        Cassin - Roadrunner or Ground Cuckoo. 36

        Est: $100 - $300

        This hand-colored lithograph is from John Cassin's scarce work Illustrations of the birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America. The work was published in 1856. It is believed only 100 of these are in existence today. It was intended as a supplement to John James Audubon's Birds of America. Audubon completed his work before many of the Western birds could be collected and drawn. Cassin's work features some of the first published images of America's birds. Many of the drawings were completed on stone by William E. Hitchcock. Some of the drawings were done by George G. White and transferred to stone. All of the hand-colored lithographs were done by J. T. Bowen, who was also Audubon's lithographer. John Cassin was a leading ornithologist and America's first taxonomist. Cassin was responsible for many of the Railroad Survey illustrations as the western United States expanded and was explored. He was named curator of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences in 1842 after John T. Bowen's death.

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      • Cassin - Deer; Cervus Lewisii
        Jun. 27, 2020

        Cassin - Deer; Cervus Lewisii

        Est: $300 - $600

        This rare, originally hand-colored folio engraving is from John Cassin's United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Atlas. Mammalogy and Ornithology. The work was published in 1858 in Philadelphia by the Authority of Congress and C. Sherman & Sons. The engraving was part of the rare Atlas Volume. It featured illustrations of birds and mammals from T. R. Peale, W. E. Hitchcock, G. G. White, and E. Sheppard. The engravings were completed by Rawdon, Dougal, and other. Either due to budget or the Panic of 1857 only 100 copies of this volume were published. McGrath called the illustrations "Masterpieces of hand-colored engraving." Also of particular interest in the work were the plates with Hawaiian content including Waialua Falls, Kauai and Kealakekua, Kona. Wilke's expedition explored the coast of South America, the South Seas, Antarctica, California and the Northwest, the Philippines and the East Indies. The expedition returned to the United States in 1842, "a thirty-year effort to publish its scientific results got under way. Titian Peale, a naturalist who had accompanied the expedition, published a volume in 1848 concerning the mammals and birds collected by Peale and others in the Pacific Ocean region. Unhappy with both Peale and his book, Wilkes suppressed it, and Cassin, one of several authorities who had been consulted about the matter, agreed, following several years of negotiations, to prepare a replacement volume. This Cassin accomplished, after requesting and receiving a salary of $2,000 per year over a period of five years, and his book "Mammalogy and Ornithology", dealing with the findings of the expedition, was issued in 1858. In it, Cassin acknowledged his debt to Peale's notes, observations, and drawings, many of which appeared in the text and in the atlas of engravings prepared to accompany the book" (Keir B. Sterling for ADNB).

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      • Cassin - 8 Bird Lithograph
        Oct. 19, 2019

        Cassin - 8 Bird Lithograph

        Est: $400 - $800

        Included in this lot: The Brown Hawk. 31 The Black-headed Oriole. 21 The Gray Petrel. 46 The White Avocet. 40 The Black-footed Albatross. 35 The Black Flycatcher. 29 Baird's Buzzard. 41 The Blac-headed Vireo. 240 Description: This hand-colored lithograph is from John Cassin's scarce work Illustrations of the birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America. The work was published in 1856. It is believed only 100 of these are in existence today. It was intended as a supplement to John James Audubon's Birds of America. Audubon completed his work before many of the Western birds could be collected and drawn. Cassin's work features some of the first published images of America's birds. Many of the drawings were completed on stone by William E. Hitchcock. Some of the drawings were done by George G. White and transferred to stone. All of the hand-colored lithographs were done by J. T. Bowen, who was also Audubon's lithographer. John Cassin was a leading ornithologist and America's first taxonomist. Cassin was responsible for many of the Railroad Survey illustrations as the western United States expanded and was explored. He was named curator of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences in 1842 after John T. Bowen's death.

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      • Cassin - 14 Folio Engravings - 9 Birds, 3 Dolphins, 2 Rodents
        Mar. 03, 2018

        Cassin - 14 Folio Engravings - 9 Birds, 3 Dolphins, 2 Rodents

        Est: $750 - $1,500

        This group of rare, originally hand-colored folio engravings is from John Cassin's United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Atlas. Mammalogy and Ornithology. The work was published in 1858 in Philadelphia by the Authority of Congress and C. Sherman & Sons. The engraving was part of the rare Atlas Volume. It featured illustrations of birds and mammals from T. R. Peale, W. E. Hitchcock, G. G. White, and E. Sheppard. The engravings were completed by Rawdon, Dougal, and other. Either due to budget or the Panic of 1857 only 100 copies of this volume were published. McGrath called the illustrations "Masterpieces of hand-colored engraving." Also of particular interest in the work were the plates with Hawaiian content including Waialua Falls, Kauai and Kealakekua, Kona. Wilke's expedition explored the coast of South America, the South Seas, Antarctica, California and the Northwest, the Philippines and the East Indies. The expedition returned to the United States in 1842, "a thirty-year effort to publish its scientific results got under way. Titian Peale, a naturalist who had accompanied the expedition, published a volume in 1848 concerning the mammals and birds collected by Peale and others in the Pacific Ocean region. Unhappy with both Peale and his book, Wilkes suppressed it, and Cassin, one of several authorities who had been consulted about the matter, agreed, following several years of negotiations, to prepare a replacement volume. This Cassin accomplished, after requesting and receiving a salary of $2,000 per year over a period of five years, and his book "Mammalogy and Ornithology", dealing with the findings of the expedition, was issued in 1858. In it, Cassin acknowledged his debt to Peale's notes, observations, and drawings, many of which appeared in the text and in the atlas of engravings prepared to accompany the book" (Keir B. Sterling for ADNB).

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      • Cassin - 4 Folio Lithographs of Doves or Pigeons
        Feb. 03, 2018

        Cassin - 4 Folio Lithographs of Doves or Pigeons

        Est: $500 - $800

        This rare, originally hand-colored folio engraving is from John Cassin's United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Atlas. Mammalogy and Ornithology. The work was published in 1858 in Philadelphia by the Authority of Congress and C. Sherman & Sons. The engraving was part of the rare Atlas Volume. It featured illustrations of birds and mammals from T. R. Peale, W. E. Hitchcock, G. G. White, and E. Sheppard. The engravings were completed by Rawdon, Dougal, and other. Either due to budget or the Panic of 1857 only 100 copies of this volume were published. McGrath called the illustrations "Masterpieces of hand-colored engraving." Also of particular interest in the work were the plates with Hawaiian content including Waialua Falls, Kauai and Kealakekua, Kona. Wilke's expedition explored the coast of South America, the South Seas, Antarctica, California and the Northwest, the Philippines and the East Indies. The expedition returned to the United States in 1842, "a thirty-year effort to publish its scientific results got under way. Titian Peale, a naturalist who had accompanied the expedition, published a volume in 1848 concerning the mammals and birds collected by Peale and others in the Pacific Ocean region. Unhappy with both Peale and his book, Wilkes suppressed it, and Cassin, one of several authorities who had been consulted about the matter, agreed, following several years of negotiations, to prepare a replacement volume. This Cassin accomplished, after requesting and receiving a salary of $2,000 per year over a period of five years, and his book "Mammalogy and Ornithology", dealing with the findings of the expedition, was issued in 1858. In it, Cassin acknowledged his debt to Peale's notes, observations, and drawings, many of which appeared in the text and in the atlas of engravings prepared to accompany the book" (Keir B. Sterling for ADNB).

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      • Cassin - 5 Folio Lithographs: Fiji Goshawk, Snipe & Crake, Bat, Vulture, & Wolves
        Feb. 03, 2018

        Cassin - 5 Folio Lithographs: Fiji Goshawk, Snipe & Crake, Bat, Vulture, & Wolves

        Est: $500 - $800

        This rare, originally hand-colored folio engraving is from John Cassin's United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Atlas. Mammalogy and Ornithology. The work was published in 1858 in Philadelphia by the Authority of Congress and C. Sherman & Sons. The engraving was part of the rare Atlas Volume. It featured illustrations of birds and mammals from T. R. Peale, W. E. Hitchcock, G. G. White, and E. Sheppard. The engravings were completed by Rawdon, Dougal, and other. Either due to budget or the Panic of 1857 only 100 copies of this volume were published. McGrath called the illustrations "Masterpieces of hand-colored engraving." Also of particular interest in the work were the plates with Hawaiian content including Waialua Falls, Kauai and Kealakekua, Kona. Wilke's expedition explored the coast of South America, the South Seas, Antarctica, California and the Northwest, the Philippines and the East Indies. The expedition returned to the United States in 1842, "a thirty-year effort to publish its scientific results got under way. Titian Peale, a naturalist who had accompanied the expedition, published a volume in 1848 concerning the mammals and birds collected by Peale and others in the Pacific Ocean region. Unhappy with both Peale and his book, Wilkes suppressed it, and Cassin, one of several authorities who had been consulted about the matter, agreed, following several years of negotiations, to prepare a replacement volume. This Cassin accomplished, after requesting and receiving a salary of $2,000 per year over a period of five years, and his book "Mammalogy and Ornithology", dealing with the findings of the expedition, was issued in 1858. In it, Cassin acknowledged his debt to Peale's notes, observations, and drawings, many of which appeared in the text and in the atlas of engravings prepared to accompany the book" (Keir B. Sterling for ADNB).

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      • Cassin - Dove or Pigeon. 27
        Jan. 20, 2018

        Cassin - Dove or Pigeon. 27

        Est: $200 - $450

        This rare, originally hand-colored folio engraving is from John Cassin's United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Atlas. Mammalogy and Ornithology. The work was published in 1858 in Philadelphia by the Authority of Congress and C. Sherman & Sons. The engraving was part of the rare Atlas Volume. It featured illustrations of birds and mammals from T. R. Peale, W. E. Hitchcock, G. G. White, and E. Sheppard. The engravings were completed by Rawdon, Dougal, and other. Either due to budget or the Panic of 1857 only 100 copies of this volume were published. McGrath called the illustrations "Masterpieces of hand-colored engraving." Also of particular interest in the work were the plates with Hawaiian content including Waialua Falls, Kauai and Kealakekua, Kona. Wilke's expedition explored the coast of South America, the South Seas, Antarctica, California and the Northwest, the Philippines and the East Indies. The expedition returned to the United States in 1842, "a thirty-year effort to publish its scientific results got under way. Titian Peale, a naturalist who had accompanied the expedition, published a volume in 1848 concerning the mammals and birds collected by Peale and others in the Pacific Ocean region. Unhappy with both Peale and his book, Wilkes suppressed it, and Cassin, one of several authorities who had been consulted about the matter, agreed, following several years of negotiations, to prepare a replacement volume. This Cassin accomplished, after requesting and receiving a salary of $2,000 per year over a period of five years, and his book "Mammalogy and Ornithology", dealing with the findings of the expedition, was issued in 1858. In it, Cassin acknowledged his debt to Peale's notes, observations, and drawings, many of which appeared in the text and in the atlas of engravings prepared to accompany the book" (Keir B. Sterling for ADNB).

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      • Cassin - Dove or Pigeon. 32
        Jan. 20, 2018

        Cassin - Dove or Pigeon. 32

        Est: $200 - $450

        This rare, originally hand-colored folio engraving is from John Cassin's United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Atlas. Mammalogy and Ornithology. The work was published in 1858 in Philadelphia by the Authority of Congress and C. Sherman & Sons. The engraving was part of the rare Atlas Volume. It featured illustrations of birds and mammals from T. R. Peale, W. E. Hitchcock, G. G. White, and E. Sheppard. The engravings were completed by Rawdon, Dougal, and other. Either due to budget or the Panic of 1857 only 100 copies of this volume were published. McGrath called the illustrations "Masterpieces of hand-colored engraving." Also of particular interest in the work were the plates with Hawaiian content including Waialua Falls, Kauai and Kealakekua, Kona. Wilke's expedition explored the coast of South America, the South Seas, Antarctica, California and the Northwest, the Philippines and the East Indies. The expedition returned to the United States in 1842, "a thirty-year effort to publish its scientific results got under way. Titian Peale, a naturalist who had accompanied the expedition, published a volume in 1848 concerning the mammals and birds collected by Peale and others in the Pacific Ocean region. Unhappy with both Peale and his book, Wilkes suppressed it, and Cassin, one of several authorities who had been consulted about the matter, agreed, following several years of negotiations, to prepare a replacement volume. This Cassin accomplished, after requesting and receiving a salary of $2,000 per year over a period of five years, and his book "Mammalogy and Ornithology", dealing with the findings of the expedition, was issued in 1858. In it, Cassin acknowledged his debt to Peale's notes, observations, and drawings, many of which appeared in the text and in the atlas of engravings prepared to accompany the book" (Keir B. Sterling for ADNB).

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      • Cassin - Dove or Pigeon. 29
        Jan. 20, 2018

        Cassin - Dove or Pigeon. 29

        Est: $200 - $450

        This rare, originally hand-colored folio engraving is from John Cassin's United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Atlas. Mammalogy and Ornithology. The work was published in 1858 in Philadelphia by the Authority of Congress and C. Sherman & Sons. The engraving was part of the rare Atlas Volume. It featured illustrations of birds and mammals from T. R. Peale, W. E. Hitchcock, G. G. White, and E. Sheppard. The engravings were completed by Rawdon, Dougal, and other. Either due to budget or the Panic of 1857 only 100 copies of this volume were published. McGrath called the illustrations "Masterpieces of hand-colored engraving." Also of particular interest in the work were the plates with Hawaiian content including Waialua Falls, Kauai and Kealakekua, Kona. Wilke's expedition explored the coast of South America, the South Seas, Antarctica, California and the Northwest, the Philippines and the East Indies. The expedition returned to the United States in 1842, "a thirty-year effort to publish its scientific results got under way. Titian Peale, a naturalist who had accompanied the expedition, published a volume in 1848 concerning the mammals and birds collected by Peale and others in the Pacific Ocean region. Unhappy with both Peale and his book, Wilkes suppressed it, and Cassin, one of several authorities who had been consulted about the matter, agreed, following several years of negotiations, to prepare a replacement volume. This Cassin accomplished, after requesting and receiving a salary of $2,000 per year over a period of five years, and his book "Mammalogy and Ornithology", dealing with the findings of the expedition, was issued in 1858. In it, Cassin acknowledged his debt to Peale's notes, observations, and drawings, many of which appeared in the text and in the atlas of engravings prepared to accompany the book" (Keir B. Sterling for ADNB).

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      • Cassin - Parrotfinch, Blue-black Grassquit. 8
        Jan. 20, 2018

        Cassin - Parrotfinch, Blue-black Grassquit. 8

        Est: $200 - $450

        This rare, originally hand-colored folio engraving is from John Cassin's United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Atlas. Mammalogy and Ornithology. The work was published in 1858 in Philadelphia by the Authority of Congress and C. Sherman & Sons. The engraving was part of the rare Atlas Volume. It featured illustrations of birds and mammals from T. R. Peale, W. E. Hitchcock, G. G. White, and E. Sheppard. The engravings were completed by Rawdon, Dougal, and other. Either due to budget or the Panic of 1857 only 100 copies of this volume were published. McGrath called the illustrations "Masterpieces of hand-colored engraving." Also of particular interest in the work were the plates with Hawaiian content including Waialua Falls, Kauai and Kealakekua, Kona. Wilke's expedition explored the coast of South America, the South Seas, Antarctica, California and the Northwest, the Philippines and the East Indies. The expedition returned to the United States in 1842, "a thirty-year effort to publish its scientific results got under way. Titian Peale, a naturalist who had accompanied the expedition, published a volume in 1848 concerning the mammals and birds collected by Peale and others in the Pacific Ocean region. Unhappy with both Peale and his book, Wilkes suppressed it, and Cassin, one of several authorities who had been consulted about the matter, agreed, following several years of negotiations, to prepare a replacement volume. This Cassin accomplished, after requesting and receiving a salary of $2,000 per year over a period of five years, and his book "Mammalogy and Ornithology", dealing with the findings of the expedition, was issued in 1858. In it, Cassin acknowledged his debt to Peale's notes, observations, and drawings, many of which appeared in the text and in the atlas of engravings prepared to accompany the book" (Keir B. Sterling for ADNB).

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      • Cassin - Dove or Pigeon. 23
        Jan. 20, 2018

        Cassin - Dove or Pigeon. 23

        Est: $200 - $450

        This rare, originally hand-colored folio engraving is from John Cassin's United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Atlas. Mammalogy and Ornithology. The work was published in 1858 in Philadelphia by the Authority of Congress and C. Sherman & Sons. The engraving was part of the rare Atlas Volume. It featured illustrations of birds and mammals from T. R. Peale, W. E. Hitchcock, G. G. White, and E. Sheppard. The engravings were completed by Rawdon, Dougal, and other. Either due to budget or the Panic of 1857 only 100 copies of this volume were published. McGrath called the illustrations "Masterpieces of hand-colored engraving." Also of particular interest in the work were the plates with Hawaiian content including Waialua Falls, Kauai and Kealakekua, Kona. Wilke's expedition explored the coast of South America, the South Seas, Antarctica, California and the Northwest, the Philippines and the East Indies. The expedition returned to the United States in 1842, "a thirty-year effort to publish its scientific results got under way. Titian Peale, a naturalist who had accompanied the expedition, published a volume in 1848 concerning the mammals and birds collected by Peale and others in the Pacific Ocean region. Unhappy with both Peale and his book, Wilkes suppressed it, and Cassin, one of several authorities who had been consulted about the matter, agreed, following several years of negotiations, to prepare a replacement volume. This Cassin accomplished, after requesting and receiving a salary of $2,000 per year over a period of five years, and his book "Mammalogy and Ornithology", dealing with the findings of the expedition, was issued in 1858. In it, Cassin acknowledged his debt to Peale's notes, observations, and drawings, many of which appeared in the text and in the atlas of engravings prepared to accompany the book" (Keir B. Sterling for ADNB).

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      • Cassin - Dove or Pigeon. 26
        Jan. 20, 2018

        Cassin - Dove or Pigeon. 26

        Est: $200 - $450

        This rare, originally hand-colored folio engraving is from John Cassin's United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Atlas. Mammalogy and Ornithology. The work was published in 1858 in Philadelphia by the Authority of Congress and C. Sherman & Sons. The engraving was part of the rare Atlas Volume. It featured illustrations of birds and mammals from T. R. Peale, W. E. Hitchcock, G. G. White, and E. Sheppard. The engravings were completed by Rawdon, Dougal, and other. Either due to budget or the Panic of 1857 only 100 copies of this volume were published. McGrath called the illustrations "Masterpieces of hand-colored engraving." Also of particular interest in the work were the plates with Hawaiian content including Waialua Falls, Kauai and Kealakekua, Kona. Wilke's expedition explored the coast of South America, the South Seas, Antarctica, California and the Northwest, the Philippines and the East Indies. The expedition returned to the United States in 1842, "a thirty-year effort to publish its scientific results got under way. Titian Peale, a naturalist who had accompanied the expedition, published a volume in 1848 concerning the mammals and birds collected by Peale and others in the Pacific Ocean region. Unhappy with both Peale and his book, Wilkes suppressed it, and Cassin, one of several authorities who had been consulted about the matter, agreed, following several years of negotiations, to prepare a replacement volume. This Cassin accomplished, after requesting and receiving a salary of $2,000 per year over a period of five years, and his book "Mammalogy and Ornithology", dealing with the findings of the expedition, was issued in 1858. In it, Cassin acknowledged his debt to Peale's notes, observations, and drawings, many of which appeared in the text and in the atlas of engravings prepared to accompany the book" (Keir B. Sterling for ADNB).

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      • Cassin - Squirrel. 9
        Jan. 01, 2018

        Cassin - Squirrel. 9

        Est: $100 - $350

        This rare, originally hand-colored folio engraving is from John Cassin's United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Atlas. Mammalogy and Ornithology. The work was published in 1858 in Philadelphia by the Authority of Congress and C. Sherman & Sons. The engraving was part of the rare Atlas Volume. It featured illustrations of birds and mammals from T. R. Peale, W. E. Hitchcock, G. G. White, and E. Sheppard. The engravings were completed by Rawdon, Dougal, and other. Either due to budget or the Panic of 1857 only 100 copies of this volume were published. McGrath called the illustrations "Masterpieces of hand-colored engraving." Also of particular interest in the work were the plates with Hawaiian content including Waialua Falls, Kauai and Kealakekua, Kona. Wilke's expedition explored the coast of South America, the South Seas, Antarctica, California and the Northwest, the Philippines and the East Indies. The expedition returned to the United States in 1842, "a thirty-year effort to publish its scientific results got under way. Titian Peale, a naturalist who had accompanied the expedition, published a volume in 1848 concerning the mammals and birds collected by Peale and others in the Pacific Ocean region. Unhappy with both Peale and his book, Wilkes suppressed it, and Cassin, one of several authorities who had been consulted about the matter, agreed, following several years of negotiations, to prepare a replacement volume. This Cassin accomplished, after requesting and receiving a salary of $2,000 per year over a period of five years, and his book "Mammalogy and Ornithology", dealing with the findings of the expedition, was issued in 1858. In it, Cassin acknowledged his debt to Peale's notes, observations, and drawings, many of which appeared in the text and in the atlas of engravings prepared to accompany the book" (Keir B. Sterling for ADNB).

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      • Cassin - Kingfisher. 18
        Jan. 01, 2018

        Cassin - Kingfisher. 18

        Est: $100 - $350

        This rare, originally hand-colored folio engraving is from John Cassin's United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Atlas. Mammalogy and Ornithology. The work was published in 1858 in Philadelphia by the Authority of Congress and C. Sherman & Sons. The engraving was part of the rare Atlas Volume. It featured illustrations of birds and mammals from T. R. Peale, W. E. Hitchcock, G. G. White, and E. Sheppard. The engravings were completed by Rawdon, Dougal, and other. Either due to budget or the Panic of 1857 only 100 copies of this volume were published. McGrath called the illustrations "Masterpieces of hand-colored engraving." Also of particular interest in the work were the plates with Hawaiian content including Waialua Falls, Kauai and Kealakekua, Kona. Wilke's expedition explored the coast of South America, the South Seas, Antarctica, California and the Northwest, the Philippines and the East Indies. The expedition returned to the United States in 1842, "a thirty-year effort to publish its scientific results got under way. Titian Peale, a naturalist who had accompanied the expedition, published a volume in 1848 concerning the mammals and birds collected by Peale and others in the Pacific Ocean region. Unhappy with both Peale and his book, Wilkes suppressed it, and Cassin, one of several authorities who had been consulted about the matter, agreed, following several years of negotiations, to prepare a replacement volume. This Cassin accomplished, after requesting and receiving a salary of $2,000 per year over a period of five years, and his book "Mammalogy and Ornithology", dealing with the findings of the expedition, was issued in 1858. In it, Cassin acknowledged his debt to Peale's notes, observations, and drawings, many of which appeared in the text and in the atlas of engravings prepared to accompany the book" (Keir B. Sterling for ADNB).

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      • Cassin - Brown-necked Raven. 5
        Jan. 01, 2018

        Cassin - Brown-necked Raven. 5

        Est: $100 - $350

        This rare, originally hand-colored folio engraving is from John Cassin's United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Atlas. Mammalogy and Ornithology. The work was published in 1858 in Philadelphia by the Authority of Congress and C. Sherman & Sons. The engraving was part of the rare Atlas Volume. It featured illustrations of birds and mammals from T. R. Peale, W. E. Hitchcock, G. G. White, and E. Sheppard. The engravings were completed by Rawdon, Dougal, and other. Either due to budget or the Panic of 1857 only 100 copies of this volume were published. McGrath called the illustrations "Masterpieces of hand-colored engraving." Also of particular interest in the work were the plates with Hawaiian content including Waialua Falls, Kauai and Kealakekua, Kona. Wilke's expedition explored the coast of South America, the South Seas, Antarctica, California and the Northwest, the Philippines and the East Indies. The expedition returned to the United States in 1842, "a thirty-year effort to publish its scientific results got under way. Titian Peale, a naturalist who had accompanied the expedition, published a volume in 1848 concerning the mammals and birds collected by Peale and others in the Pacific Ocean region. Unhappy with both Peale and his book, Wilkes suppressed it, and Cassin, one of several authorities who had been consulted about the matter, agreed, following several years of negotiations, to prepare a replacement volume. This Cassin accomplished, after requesting and receiving a salary of $2,000 per year over a period of five years, and his book "Mammalogy and Ornithology", dealing with the findings of the expedition, was issued in 1858. In it, Cassin acknowledged his debt to Peale's notes, observations, and drawings, many of which appeared in the text and in the atlas of engravings prepared to accompany the book" (Keir B. Sterling for ADNB).

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      • Cassin - Fruit Dove. 31
        Jan. 01, 2018

        Cassin - Fruit Dove. 31

        Est: $100 - $350

        This rare, originally hand-colored folio engraving is from John Cassin's United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Atlas. Mammalogy and Ornithology. The work was published in 1858 in Philadelphia by the Authority of Congress and C. Sherman & Sons. The engraving was part of the rare Atlas Volume. It featured illustrations of birds and mammals from T. R. Peale, W. E. Hitchcock, G. G. White, and E. Sheppard. The engravings were completed by Rawdon, Dougal, and other. Either due to budget or the Panic of 1857 only 100 copies of this volume were published. McGrath called the illustrations "Masterpieces of hand-colored engraving." Also of particular interest in the work were the plates with Hawaiian content including Waialua Falls, Kauai and Kealakekua, Kona. Wilke's expedition explored the coast of South America, the South Seas, Antarctica, California and the Northwest, the Philippines and the East Indies. The expedition returned to the United States in 1842, "a thirty-year effort to publish its scientific results got under way. Titian Peale, a naturalist who had accompanied the expedition, published a volume in 1848 concerning the mammals and birds collected by Peale and others in the Pacific Ocean region. Unhappy with both Peale and his book, Wilkes suppressed it, and Cassin, one of several authorities who had been consulted about the matter, agreed, following several years of negotiations, to prepare a replacement volume. This Cassin accomplished, after requesting and receiving a salary of $2,000 per year over a period of five years, and his book "Mammalogy and Ornithology", dealing with the findings of the expedition, was issued in 1858. In it, Cassin acknowledged his debt to Peale's notes, observations, and drawings, many of which appeared in the text and in the atlas of engravings prepared to accompany the book" (Keir B. Sterling for ADNB).

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      • Cassin - Long-tailed Potoo or Frogmouth. 14
        Jan. 01, 2018

        Cassin - Long-tailed Potoo or Frogmouth. 14

        Est: $100 - $350

        This rare, originally hand-colored folio engraving is from John Cassin's United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Atlas. Mammalogy and Ornithology. The work was published in 1858 in Philadelphia by the Authority of Congress and C. Sherman & Sons. The engraving was part of the rare Atlas Volume. It featured illustrations of birds and mammals from T. R. Peale, W. E. Hitchcock, G. G. White, and E. Sheppard. The engravings were completed by Rawdon, Dougal, and other. Either due to budget or the Panic of 1857 only 100 copies of this volume were published. McGrath called the illustrations "Masterpieces of hand-colored engraving." Also of particular interest in the work were the plates with Hawaiian content including Waialua Falls, Kauai and Kealakekua, Kona. Wilke's expedition explored the coast of South America, the South Seas, Antarctica, California and the Northwest, the Philippines and the East Indies. The expedition returned to the United States in 1842, "a thirty-year effort to publish its scientific results got under way. Titian Peale, a naturalist who had accompanied the expedition, published a volume in 1848 concerning the mammals and birds collected by Peale and others in the Pacific Ocean region. Unhappy with both Peale and his book, Wilkes suppressed it, and Cassin, one of several authorities who had been consulted about the matter, agreed, following several years of negotiations, to prepare a replacement volume. This Cassin accomplished, after requesting and receiving a salary of $2,000 per year over a period of five years, and his book "Mammalogy and Ornithology", dealing with the findings of the expedition, was issued in 1858. In it, Cassin acknowledged his debt to Peale's notes, observations, and drawings, many of which appeared in the text and in the atlas of engravings prepared to accompany the book" (Keir B. Sterling for ADNB).

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      • Cassin - Flat-billed Kingfisher. 17
        Dec. 14, 2017

        Cassin - Flat-billed Kingfisher. 17

        Est: $200 - $400

        This rare, originally hand-colored folio engraving is from John Cassin's United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Atlas. Mammalogy and Ornithology. The work was published in 1858 in Philadelphia by the Authority of Congress and C. Sherman & Sons. The engraving was part of the rare Atlas Volume. It featured illustrations of birds and mammals from T. R. Peale, W. E. Hitchcock, G. G. White, and E. Sheppard. The engravings were completed by Rawdon, Dougal, and other. Either due to budget or the Panic of 1857 only 100 copies of this volume were published. McGrath called the illustrations "Masterpieces of hand-colored engraving." Also of particular interest in the work were the plates with Hawaiian content including Waialua Falls, Kauai and Kealakekua, Kona. Wilke's expedition explored the coast of South America, the South Seas, Antarctica, California and the Northwest, the Philippines and the East Indies. The expedition returned to the United States in 1842, "a thirty-year effort to publish its scientific results got under way. Titian Peale, a naturalist who had accompanied the expedition, published a volume in 1848 concerning the mammals and birds collected by Peale and others in the Pacific Ocean region. Unhappy with both Peale and his book, Wilkes suppressed it, and Cassin, one of several authorities who had been consulted about the matter, agreed, following several years of negotiations, to prepare a replacement volume. This Cassin accomplished, after requesting and receiving a salary of $2,000 per year over a period of five years, and his book "Mammalogy and Ornithology", dealing with the findings of the expedition, was issued in 1858. In it, Cassin acknowledged his debt to Peale's notes, observations, and drawings, many of which appeared in the text and in the atlas of engravings prepared to accompany the book" (Keir B. Sterling for ADNB).

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      • Cassin - Grey-green Fruit-Dove. 30
        Dec. 14, 2017

        Cassin - Grey-green Fruit-Dove. 30

        Est: $200 - $400

        This rare, originally hand-colored folio engraving is from John Cassin's United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Atlas. Mammalogy and Ornithology. The work was published in 1858 in Philadelphia by the Authority of Congress and C. Sherman & Sons. The engraving was part of the rare Atlas Volume. It featured illustrations of birds and mammals from T. R. Peale, W. E. Hitchcock, G. G. White, and E. Sheppard. The engravings were completed by Rawdon, Dougal, and other. Either due to budget or the Panic of 1857 only 100 copies of this volume were published. McGrath called the illustrations "Masterpieces of hand-colored engraving." Also of particular interest in the work were the plates with Hawaiian content including Waialua Falls, Kauai and Kealakekua, Kona. Wilke's expedition explored the coast of South America, the South Seas, Antarctica, California and the Northwest, the Philippines and the East Indies. The expedition returned to the United States in 1842, "a thirty-year effort to publish its scientific results got under way. Titian Peale, a naturalist who had accompanied the expedition, published a volume in 1848 concerning the mammals and birds collected by Peale and others in the Pacific Ocean region. Unhappy with both Peale and his book, Wilkes suppressed it, and Cassin, one of several authorities who had been consulted about the matter, agreed, following several years of negotiations, to prepare a replacement volume. This Cassin accomplished, after requesting and receiving a salary of $2,000 per year over a period of five years, and his book "Mammalogy and Ornithology", dealing with the findings of the expedition, was issued in 1858. In it, Cassin acknowledged his debt to Peale's notes, observations, and drawings, many of which appeared in the text and in the atlas of engravings prepared to accompany the book" (Keir B. Sterling for ADNB).

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      • Cassin - Dove or Pigeon. 28
        Dec. 14, 2017

        Cassin - Dove or Pigeon. 28

        Est: $200 - $400

        This rare, originally hand-colored folio engraving is from John Cassin's United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Atlas. Mammalogy and Ornithology. The work was published in 1858 in Philadelphia by the Authority of Congress and C. Sherman & Sons. The engraving was part of the rare Atlas Volume. It featured illustrations of birds and mammals from T. R. Peale, W. E. Hitchcock, G. G. White, and E. Sheppard. The engravings were completed by Rawdon, Dougal, and other. Either due to budget or the Panic of 1857 only 100 copies of this volume were published. McGrath called the illustrations "Masterpieces of hand-colored engraving." Also of particular interest in the work were the plates with Hawaiian content including Waialua Falls, Kauai and Kealakekua, Kona. Wilke's expedition explored the coast of South America, the South Seas, Antarctica, California and the Northwest, the Philippines and the East Indies. The expedition returned to the United States in 1842, "a thirty-year effort to publish its scientific results got under way. Titian Peale, a naturalist who had accompanied the expedition, published a volume in 1848 concerning the mammals and birds collected by Peale and others in the Pacific Ocean region. Unhappy with both Peale and his book, Wilkes suppressed it, and Cassin, one of several authorities who had been consulted about the matter, agreed, following several years of negotiations, to prepare a replacement volume. This Cassin accomplished, after requesting and receiving a salary of $2,000 per year over a period of five years, and his book "Mammalogy and Ornithology", dealing with the findings of the expedition, was issued in 1858. In it, Cassin acknowledged his debt to Peale's notes, observations, and drawings, many of which appeared in the text and in the atlas of engravings prepared to accompany the book" (Keir B. Sterling for ADNB).

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      • Cassin - Dove or Pigeon. 24
        Dec. 14, 2017

        Cassin - Dove or Pigeon. 24

        Est: $200 - $400

        This rare, originally hand-colored folio engraving is from John Cassin's United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Atlas. Mammalogy and Ornithology. The work was published in 1858 in Philadelphia by the Authority of Congress and C. Sherman & Sons. The engraving was part of the rare Atlas Volume. It featured illustrations of birds and mammals from T. R. Peale, W. E. Hitchcock, G. G. White, and E. Sheppard. The engravings were completed by Rawdon, Dougal, and other. Either due to budget or the Panic of 1857 only 100 copies of this volume were published. McGrath called the illustrations "Masterpieces of hand-colored engraving." Also of particular interest in the work were the plates with Hawaiian content including Waialua Falls, Kauai and Kealakekua, Kona. Wilke's expedition explored the coast of South America, the South Seas, Antarctica, California and the Northwest, the Philippines and the East Indies. The expedition returned to the United States in 1842, "a thirty-year effort to publish its scientific results got under way. Titian Peale, a naturalist who had accompanied the expedition, published a volume in 1848 concerning the mammals and birds collected by Peale and others in the Pacific Ocean region. Unhappy with both Peale and his book, Wilkes suppressed it, and Cassin, one of several authorities who had been consulted about the matter, agreed, following several years of negotiations, to prepare a replacement volume. This Cassin accomplished, after requesting and receiving a salary of $2,000 per year over a period of five years, and his book "Mammalogy and Ornithology", dealing with the findings of the expedition, was issued in 1858. In it, Cassin acknowledged his debt to Peale's notes, observations, and drawings, many of which appeared in the text and in the atlas of engravings prepared to accompany the book" (Keir B. Sterling for ADNB).

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