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White Headed Pigeon

Description: Original copper plate engraved by Robert Havell Sr., titled "White Headed Pigeon" and numbered CLXXVII from John James Audubon's "Birds of America". This plate was the original copper plate used to print the images for both the White-crowned Pigeon and the White Headed Pigeon images in Audubon’s Birds of America. The copper plate is 1/16” (.16 cm) thick. Robert Havell, Sr., a London engraver, produced this image and others through a combination of techniques, incorporating engraving, etching and aquatint – a printmaking technique that involves using acid to make marks in the plate. This allows for subtle tonal shades in the final print that is pulled from the plate.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1833
Call number: 499151
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A New Map of North America : Shewing its Principal Divisions, Chief Cities, Townes, Rivers, Mountains &c

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See also MBS 105:268 where Kashnor notes, "Shows California as an island and locates New Albion of Sr. Francis Drake; also shows New Mexico, locating Santa Fe." McLaughlin identifies this as state 4 of this map, printed 1704 or later and gives appeared in information. "Dedicated to His Highness William Duke of Glocester. Delin. MBurg. sculpt. Univ. Oxon." Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Two headed bird. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: McLaughlin 142; Wagner 466; Tooley 69 (Plate 53); Leighly 116 (Plate XXII, State 4) . Verso Text: MS notes: 192570 39.

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American goldfinch

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An uncolored print from a copperplate engraving of a male and female American goldfinch perched on branches of thistle. The top left is labeled "No. 7.," and the top right is labeled "Plate XXXIII [33]." The title in the center reads "American goldfinch. Fringilla tristis, Linn. Male, 1. Female, 2. Common thistle. Cnicus lanceolatus." Signed John J. Audubon on the lower left, and R. Havell on the lower right.

priPEF 26

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A century of birds from the Himalaya Mountains [graphic]

Visual Materials

Three hand-colored lithographs of ornithological illustrations from A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains. Prints include depictions of Vanellus goensis (plate 78), Ibidorhyncha struthersii (plate 79), and Anser indica (plate 80). All illustrations present the birds from a side-profile while posed standing on grassy plains. The birds' feathers, markings, beaks, and legs are colored. All prints include their title in the lower center, with signatures on lower left reading, "Drawn from Nature & on Stone by E. Gould", and lower right reading, "Printed by C. Hullmandel." The print for Anser indica includes text below the title that reads "2/3 Nat. Size," indicating that the other illustrations are life-size depictions of the specimens.

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West Indies Exhibiting the English, French, Spanish, Dutch & Danish Settlements. Collected from the best Authorities by Thomas Jefferys, Geographer to the King

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Kashnor notes, "This map also shows part of Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Louisisana, and all Mexico west to the peninsula of California, as well as Central America." Kashnor dates as [1770]. RLIN record suggests print date as early as 1760. Cartouche: Bower with birds and flowers.. Prime meridian: Lopndon. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Azimuthal. Watermark: Crowned fleur-di-lis WL. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 733 37.

093:733 M

Design in Dark and Light

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One pattern book entitled Design in Dark and Light: Folio No. 2: "Birds", by Rose Netzorg Kerr, published by the Fairbairn Art Company, New York, New York, copyright 1929. This folio consists of 16 numbered and titled plates, within a yellow protective portfolio (which serves as the cover). On one of the flaps of the cover is an explanation of each of the plates in regard to its content and relevant theme. The black and white images are both vertically and horizontally oriented on each plate, and include birds such as sparrows, geese and peacocks. The emphasis of these images is on patterns, motif design and use of space. "Mabel Spofford" is written in ms. at the top of each of the plates.

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Pigeon farm

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The collection consists of 3396 black and white photographs (many with corresponding original and copy negatives), 116 unprinted glass plate negatives, memos, correspondence, press releases, and notes related to the Pacific Electric Railway, ca. 1870s-1950s. The collection provides a comprehensive overview of the routes and areas served by the Railway during the years of its operation, and thus a picture of the growth of Southern California during the first half of the twentieth century. The images include views of landscape along, and towns served by, the Pacific Electric routes, including Central Los Angeles; Pacific Electric track and stations; Pacific Electric advertising, publicity, and public relations photographs; Los Angeles and surrounding area parks; Pacific Electric employees and employee activities; construction of Pacific Electric facilities, such as the Hollywood subway, the 6th and Main Street terminal, and the Subway Terminal Building; and Pacific Electric trolley cars and buses.

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