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Ivory-billed Woodpecker, Campephilus principalis
John James Audubon1840
Museums Victoria
Carlton, Australia
Hand-coloured aquatint engraving on paper of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), showing a male and two females. Plate 66 from "Birds of America"� (1840) by John James Audubon. The original scientific name used by the artist was Picus principalis.
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- Title: Ivory-billed Woodpecker, Campephilus principalis
- Creator: John James Audubon
- Creator Lifespan: 1785 - 1851
- Creator Nationality: American
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: New York state (United States)
- Creator Birth Place: Les Cayes (Sud, Haiti)
- Date: 1830 - 1830
- Date Created: 1840
- Physical Dimensions: w981 x h1343 mm (framed)
- Provenance: Copyright expired. Source: Museum Victoria / Artist: John James Audubon
- Type: Image
- External Link: https://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/items/1221708
- Medium: Ink on paper
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