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    The Magnificent Sachsen-Meiningen Set of Audubon's Birds of

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    25 June 2004

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    • Large billed Puffin (Plate CCX
    Lot 293

    Large billed Puffin (Plate CCXCIII)
    Horned Puffin, Fratercula corniculata

    Price realised

    USD 4,780

    Estimate

    USD 8,000 - USD 12,000

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    Large billed Puffin (Plate CCXCIII)
    Horned Puffin, Fratercula corniculata
    Hand-colored engraving with aquatint and etching, on J Whatman dated 1836, palest offsetting showing through from the reverse, some very minor surface soiling, otherwise colors bright.
    Plate: 14 11/16 x 20 5/16 in. (373 x 516 mm)
    Sheet: 26½ x 39½ in. (672 x 1003 mm)

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