Great Auk

Description: Great Auk, Pinguinus impennis Plate CCCXLI (341) Species became extinct in 1844 due to relentless persecution by sealers. from John James Audubon's Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London. Rare Book Room
Attribution: (c) Field Museum of Natural History
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Department(s)
  • Library
  • Photo Archives
Creator(s)
  • Photographer: Ron Testa : Field Museum of Natural History - Photography Division
  • Artist: John J. Audubon
Date: Created 01 Mar 1985
Physical Size and Format: 4x5 in. color transparency
Citation: Courtesy of: R. Testa, J. J. Audubon. (c) Field Museum of Natural History. https://mm.fieldmuseum.org/e9bfeb4d-62d5-4154-96cb-f16c1752ef77 (accessed on 08 Apr 2022)
Media File URL: http://fm-digital-assets.fieldmuseum.org/1579/529/GN84056c.jpg
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Great Auk, Pinguinus impennis Plate CCCXLI (341) Species became extinct in 1844 due to relentless persecution by sealers. from John James Audubon's Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London. Rare Book Room
IRN: 1579529
GUID: e9bfeb4d-62d5-4154-96cb-f16c1752ef77