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Great-footed hawk / drawn from nature by A. Wilson ; engvd. by A. Lawson. – Antique Print

Great-footed hawk / drawn from nature by A. Wilson ; engvd. by A. Lawson., [published between 1808 and 1814] — antique engraving
Great-footed hawk / drawn from nature by A. Wilson ; engvd. by A. Lawson., [published between 1808 and 1814]. Antique engraving from the Historic Print Archive collection.

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Wilson's "great-footed hawk" is the rough-legged hawk, a bird of the far northern tundra that spends its winters across much of the northern United States. The name refers to the feathered legs and large feet that set it apart from other hawks. The plate was drawn by Alexander Wilson and engraved by Alexander Lawson, a Scottish-born engraver who worked with him in Philadelphia. It appeared in *American Ornithology*, published by Bradford and Inskeep between 1808 and 1814, which is widely regarded as the first comprehensive survey of North American birds.

Created / published[published between 1808 and 1814]
Medium1 print : engraving.
GenreBook illustrations 1800-1820.Engravings 1800-1820.
NotesIllus. in: American ornithology / Alexander Wilson. Philadelphia : Bradford and Inskeep, 1808-1814. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 118.
SubjectsHawks--1800-1820.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,109 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-166275

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