John James Audubon

Painter and naturalist John James Audubon is widely considered one of the greatest bird artists of all time. The Birds of America is the result of his mission to paint every bird in North America, at life size.

Its 435 hand-coloured plates were printed on Double Elephant Folio sheets between 1827 and 1838. Heritage Prints makes its facsimiles from the complete set in the Teylers Museum in Haarlem.