Original Audubon Prints

<body bgcolor="#FFFFCC" link="#CC0000"> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" width="604"> <tr> <td width="694"> <table width="702" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#FFFFCC" bordercolor="#FFFFCC" height="105"> <tr> <td width="84" valign="top" height="75" align="center"> <div align="center"> <p><a href="home_page.htm"><img border="0" src="images/webelements/passpiglogo.jpg" width="63" height="78"></a></p> </div> </td> <td valign="top" width="614" height="75"> <blockquote> <p><img border="0" src="images/webelements/minniesland.gif" width="331" height="42"></p> </blockquote> <p align="center"><img border="0" src="images/webelements/audubonshome.gif" width="225" height="15"></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16" colspan="2" valign="middle" bgcolor="#FFFFCC" align="center" width="700"> <div align="left"><img border="0" src="images/webelements/logobar.gif" width="568" height="11"></div> </td> </tr> </table> <div align="left"> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" width="719"> <tr> <td width="709"> <p align="center"><b><i><font color="#CC0000" face="Arial" size="4"> We sell original Audubon prints, decorative china,<br>  color-plate and reference books.<br> </font></i></b></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <table border="1" cellspacing="3" width="650" height="122"> <tr> <td width="647" height="29"> <p align="center"><font face="Arial" size="4"><b><u>AUDUBON FOLIO BIRD PRINTS</u><i> <br> </i></b></font></p> <blockquote> <table border="0" width="650" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><a href="images/folioprints/Birdsofamerica/Mockingbird/Folios_43.jpg"><img border="2" src="images/Home_thumbs/Folios_43_small.jpg" alt="Folios_43.jpg (370552 bytes)" width="266" height="400"></a> <p align="center"><font face="Arial"><b><font size="2"> Havell Edition print, Mockingbird</font></b></font> </td> <td> <p align="center"><a href="images/Bien%20Prints/Yllw-crwnd_Night_Heron_detail.jpg"><img border="2" src="images/Home_thumbs/Yllw-crwnd_Night_Heron_detail_small.jpg" alt="Yllw-crwnd_Night_Heron_detail.jpg (175644 bytes)" width="300" height="400"></a><p align="center"><font face="Arial"><b><font size="2"> Bien Edition print, Yellow-crowned Night Heron</font></b></font></td> </tr> </table> <blockquote> <p align="center"><font face="Arial"><b><font size="2"><a href="print_room_folio_birds.html">HAVELL EDITION</a> AND <a href="print_room_folio_birds_Bien.html"> BIEN EDITION</a> PRINTS -- RAREST AND LARGEST OF ORIGINAL AUDUBON PRINTS.  </font></b></font></p> <p align="center"><a href="images/Unusual_Prints/Wild_Turkey/whole.JPG"><img border="2" src="images/Unusual_Prints/Wild_Turkey/thumbnails/whole_small.JPG" alt="whole.JPG (587777 bytes)" width="300" height="217"></a></p> <p align="center"><font face="Arial"><b><font size="2"> FOR UNUSUAL OR ONE-OF-A-KIND PRINTS, VISIT THE <a href="print_room_unusual_prints.html"> RARE PRINTS CORNER</a>.</font></b></font></p> </blockquote> <table border="0" width="650"> <tr> <td width="364"> <p align="center"><a href="images/Alecto/Alecto_Grt_Wht_Heron_detail.JPG"><img border="2" src="images/Home_thumbs/Alecto_Grt_Wht_Heron_detail_small.JPG" alt="Alecto_Grt_Wht_Heron_detail.JPG (538463 bytes)" width="250" height="189"></a></td> <td width="272"> <p align="center"><a href="images/Princeton/pileatedwoodpeckerdetail2.jpg"><img border="2" src="images/Home_thumbs/pileatedwoodpeckerdetail2_small.jpg" alt="pileatedwoodpeckerdetail2.jpg (130456 bytes)" width="250" height="209"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="364"><b><font face="Arial"><font size="2"><a href="print_room_folio_birds_Alecto.html">AMNH / ALECTO AUDUBON RESTRIKES</a> - </font><font size="1">HAND-COLORED PRINTS MADE FROM THE ORIGINAL COPPER PLATES - AMONG AUDUBON'S BEST IMAGES.</font></font></b></td> <td width="272"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial"> <a href="print_room_folio_birds_Princeton.htm"> PRINCETON EDITION AUDUBON PRINTS</a> -- </font><font face="Arial" size="1">BEAUTIFUL AND AFFORDABLE DIRECT-CAMERA FACSIMILES OF HAVELL EDITION PRINTS. </font></b></td> </tr> </table> <p> </p> <table border="0" width="650"> <tr> <td width="329"> <p align="center"><a href="images/NYHS_WC/American_White_Pelican_311.jpg"><img border="2" src="images/Home_thumbs/American_White_Pelican_311_small.jpg" alt="American_White_Pelican_311.jpg (94734 bytes)" width="168" height="250"></a></td> <td width="307"><a href="images/NYHS_WC/American_White_Pelican_036.jpg"><img border="2" src="images/Home_thumbs/American_White_Pelican_036_small.jpg" alt="American_White_Pelican_036.jpg (113607 bytes)" width="250" height="168"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="642"><b><font face="Arial" size="2">FACSIMILES OF <a href="print_room_folio_birds_NYHS.htm">AUDUBON'S WATERCOLORS</a> -- Beautiful limited edition giclee prints.</font></b></td> </tr> </table> </blockquote> <p align="center"><u><b><font face="Arial" size="4">AUDUBON FOLIO ANIMAL PRINTS</font></b></u></p> <blockquote> <table border="0" width="650"> <tr> <td width="348"> <p align="center"><a href="images/folioprints/Quadsofna/buffalo_detail.jpg"><img border="2" src="images/Home_thumbs/buffalo_detail_small.jpg" alt="buffalo_detail.jpg (64351 bytes)" width="250" height="207"></a></td> <td width="288"> <p align="center"><a href="images/folioprints/Quadsofna/SmallQuads/plate44whole.jpg"><img border="2" src="images/Home_thumbs/plate44whole_small2.jpg" alt="plate44whole.jpg (129651 bytes)" width="250" height="195"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="636" colspan="2"><b><font face="Arial" size="2"> From the BIG to the SMALL, a groundbreaking work in American Natural History.  These beautiful animal folio prints come in a wide range of prices, starting as low as $300.  <a href="print_room_folio_quads.html"><br> SEE IMPERIAL FOLIO ANIMALS</a></font></b></td> </tr> </table> </blockquote> <p align="center"><u><b><font face="Arial" size="4">AUDUBON OCTAVO PRINTS</font></b></u></p> <p align="center"><a href="images/octavoprints/FrkStn/278_Carolina_Parrot.JPG"><img border="2" src="images/Home_thumbs/278_Carolina_Parrot_small.JPG" alt="278_Carolina_Parrot.JPG (69377 bytes)" width="165" height="250"></a>                  <a href="images/octavoprints/Later_Editions/L252_Anna_hummingbird_crq.JPG"><img border="2" src="images/Home_thumbs/L252_Anna_hummingbird_crq_small.JPG" alt="L252_Anna_hummingbird_crq.JPG (67285 bytes)" width="170" height="250"></a></p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p align="left"><a href="print_room_octavo_birds.html"><u><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>ORIGINAL OCTAVO BIRD PRINTS</b></font></u></a><b><font face="Arial" size="2">  -- 500 BIRDS -- A SMALLER AND LESS EXPENSIVE FORMAT THAN THE FOLIO PRINTS</font></b></p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p align="center"><a href="images/octavoquads/firstedition/P016_Canada_Lynx_NP.JPG"><img border="2" src="images/Home_thumbs/P016_Canada_Lynx_NP_small.JPG" alt="P016_Canada_Lynx_NP.JPG (69427 bytes)" width="250" height="185"></a>      <a href="images/octavoquads/026_Wolverine_1856.JPG"><img border="2" src="images/Home_thumbs/26_Wolverine_1856_small.JPG" alt="26_Wolverine_1856.JPG (81272 bytes)" width="250" height="169"></a></p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p align="left"><a href="print_room_octavo_quads.html"><u><b><font color="#CC0000" size="2" face="Arial">ORIGINAL OCTAVO ANIMAL PRINTS</font></b></u></a><font face="Arial" size="2"><b> </b></font><b><font face="Arial" size="2">-- 155 ANIMALS - A SMALLER AND LESS EXPENSIVE FORMAT THAN THE FOLIO PRINTS</font></b></p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p align="left"><b><font face="Arial" size="3">WE ALSO HAVE A LARGE SELECTION OF BIRD AND ANIMAL PRINTS FROM OTHER 19TH CENTURY ARTISTS</font></b></p> <ul> <li> <p align="left"><b><font face="Arial" size="2"><u><a href="print_room_Wilson_Bonaparte.html"> BIRD PRINTS FROM WILSON & BONAPARTE'S AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY</a></u> --  </font><font face="Arial" size="1">IMPORTANT EARLY WORKS THAT INSPIRED AUDUBON<br> </font></b></li> <li> <p align="left"><a href="print_room_Gould_Selby_Catesby.html"><u><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>GOULD, CATESBY, AND SELBY BIRD PRINTS</b></font></u></a><b><font face="Arial" size="1">   -- GREAT EUROPEAN ORNITHOLOGICAL ARTISTS<br> </font></b></li> <li><u><font face="Arial" size="2"><b><a href="print_room_decorative_prints.html">SMALL NATURAL HISTORY PRINTS</a></b></font></u><font face="Arial" size="2">  -- </font><b><font face="Arial" size="1">EXPANDED SELECTION!</font><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font><font face="Arial" size="1">INEXPENSIVE HAND-COLORED BIRD, ANIMAL, AND INSECT ENGRAVINGS.</font></b></li> </ul> </blockquote> </td> </tr> </table> <p align="center"> </p> <table border="0" bgcolor="#FFFFCC" height="266" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="2"> <tr> <td height="185" valign="middle"> <p><b><font face="Arial" size="4"> First visit to minniesland.com? Looking for gift ideas? Check out our <a href="home_page_guide.html"><u>quick guide</u></a> to the items we sell.</font></b> </p> <p><b><font face="Arial" size="3">Got a natural history print, book, or something else about which you are seeking <a href="attic.html"><u>information</u></a>?</font></b></p> <p align="center"><a href="audubon_portrait.htm"><img border="2" src="images/Home_thumbs/jjahrprs-10-1880-cropped_small.jpg" width="199" height="250"></a><a href="images/minnieslandphotos/jjahrprs-10-1880-cropped.jpg"><br> </a><b><font face="Arial">JOHN JAMES AUDUBON, 1785 - 1851</font></b></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="4"><u><i>news from and about minniesland.com<br> </i></u></font><font face="Arial" size="2">We have added many new Havells in recent months -- including a full sheet print of PL 363 Black-crowned Night Heron or Qua Bird, PL 64 Swamp Sparrow and PL 363 Bohemian Chatterer.  <a href="print_room_folio_birds.html"><b><u>See the new prints in the Havell area of the print room</u></b></a>.  Also very new is a very reasonably priced <a href="print_room_folio_birds_Martino.htm"><b><u>facsimile folio print of the Great Blue Heron</u></b></a> that we have at an introductory price of $575.  (A facsimile is a full-sized reproduction.)  We have one in stock and can order more.  After a big run on octavo birds last year, we are adding new ones and encourage you to take a look at the <a href="print_room_octavo_birds.html"><b><u>octavo birds area</u></b></a> of the print room.  We have a great selection of <a href="print_room_octavo_birds_later_editions.html"><b><u>later edition octavo birds</u></b></a>, with many choices under $100. </font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">We have a special opportunity for Audubon octavo collectors.  We now have a few complete fascicles (subscription parts) from the octavo edition of <i>The Birds of America</i> and one from <i>The Quadrupeds of North America</i>. These are the original booklets that the Audubons distributed to their subscribers.   Rare under any circumstances, these booklets are often found damaged or incomplete.  We have several available, each complete and in very good condition. <a href="print_room_octavo_birds_first_edition_fascicles.html"><b><u>See the bird fascicles.</u></b></a><b>  <a href="print_room_octavo_quads.html#fascicle">See the quadruped fascicle.</a></b></font></p> <p><i><u><font face="Arial" size="4">community news - updated 6/18/2008</font></u></i><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> <b> <font color="#CC0000">NEW!</font></b>  The traveling exhibition <a href="http://www.artservices2000.com/johjamaudex.html" target="_blank"><b><u>John James Audubon: American Artist and Naturalist</u></b></a> continues to tour the country.  The exhibition can be seen from now through the end of June at the Roberson Museum and Science Center in Binghamton, New York.  From there, the tour will go on to the Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson, MS (Sept 20 through Jan 5 2009), and the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum in Shreveport, LA (Feb 1 - April 30th, 2009). The tour will continue through 2011 with stops in Jackson MI, Lufkin TX, Abilene TX, Boise ID, Peoria IL, Tallahassee FL, Longmont CO, and Mobile AL. <a href="http://www.artservices2000.com/exreq.html" target="_blank"><b><u>Complete schedule of the exhibition.</u></b></a><br> <br> Among Audubon's most productive years was 1821 when he was living in Louisiana with Joseph Mason.  In May 2008, we visited <a href="lounge_Oakley_Plantation.html"><b>Oakley Plantation</b></a> in St Francisville.  Read our impressions.</font> </p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">Our good friend, Matthew Spady, has a new website, <a href="http://www.audubonparkny.com"><b><u>AudubonParkNY.com</u></b></a>, that describes the history of the interesting and unique neighborhood that grew up around the Audubon family's Manhattan home. </font> </p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">We have been remiss in failing to mention until now the <a href="http://digital.library.pitt.edu/a/audubon/" target="_blank"><b><u>superb website</u></b></a> featuring the Double Elephant Folio and text of the <i>Ornithological Biography</i> that has been generously made available on the web by the University of Pittsburgh.  It is part of the Darlington Digital Library Collection and lets you get up close and personal with a full set of the Havell Edition.  Or read Audubon's text at your leisure!</font> </p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2"><a href="home_page_news.html"><b><u>News and reviews</u></b></a> of exhibits and other events of interest to Audubon collectors.  Over time, the information in this area goes out of date, so always check to make sure the events are current before heading for a visit. Nothing new right now...  If you come across something new that collectors will enjoy, please let us know!</font> </p> <p><i><u><font face="Arial" size="4">especially for collectors</font></u></i><b><font face="Arial" size="3"><br> </font></b><font size="2" face="Arial">Some visitors have kindly contributed articles, photos, or comments to our site.  Depending on content, these can be accessed from different areas of the site; you can find links to all visitor contributions in the <a href="lounge.html"><b>lounge</b></a> area. </font></p> <p><i><u><font face="Arial" size="4">about our name<br> </font></u></i><font face="Arial" size="2">Find out <a href="about_our_name.html"><b><u>how we got our name</u></b></a> -- learn about Minniesland and see photos of Audubon's New York home.</font> <p align="left"><i><u><font face="Arial" size="4">map of our site</font></u></i><font size="3"><br> </font><font face="Arial" size="2">See our <a href="site_map.htm"><b><u>site map</u></b></a> to find out what is where.</font> <p align="left"><i><u><font face="Arial" size="4">need help?<br> </font></u></i><font face="Arial" size="2">To make it easier for visitors to find our telephone number and address, we have created a <a href="contact_us.html"><b><u>contact page</u></b></a>. This page includes a contact form for visitors, and provides links to our <a href="attic.html"><b><u>attic</u></b></a> area for those seeking information on an item in their possession. As an anti-spam measure, we no longer have our email address on the website, but your form comes to us via email -- and we email back!</font> <p align="left"><i><u><font face="Arial" size="4">join ahpcs today<br> </font></u></i><font face="Arial" size="2">The American Historical Print Collectors Society is an important and vital force for the preservation of American historical prints.  Dues are low and benefits are many. Visit <a href="http://www.ahpcs.org" target="_blank"><b> the AHPCS website</b></a> for information on how to join AHPCS.</font> <font face="Arial" size="2">The 31st annual meeting was held June 2006 in Ottawa, Canada, and offered ample opportunities to explore Canadian prints, not to mention Ottawa's many attractions.  The 2007 meeting will be held April 26 - 28th in Baltimore MD.  If you are going to the meeting, consider arranging a visit with us -- we are in nearby Alexandria VA.</font> </td> </tr> </table> <p align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>Located in Alexandria VA in the Washington DC area.<br> Visitors welcome by appointment.</b></font></p> <p align="center"><a href="contact_us.html"><u><b><font face="Arial" size="4">CONTACT US</font></b></u></a></p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.ahpcs.org"><img border="0" src="images/webelements/ahpcslogosharp.gif" width="62" height="54"><br> </a><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>minniesland.com, LLC</b>  <br> is a member of the<br> <a href="http://www.ahpcs.org" target="_blank"><u><b>American Historical <br> Print Collectors Society</b></u></a>.</font></p> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p align="center"> <font size="3"> <strong> <font face="Arial"> <img src="_vti_bin/fpcount.exe/?Page=index.htm|Image=0|Digits=6" alt="Hit Counter"> Visitors<br> </font><br> </strong> </font> <img border="0" src="images/webelements/copyright.gif" width="520" height="26"> <p><font size="2">Home page last updated 06.18.08</font></td> </tr> </table> </body>