Audubon Collecting Guide
Read about the various Audubon print editions!
Produced from 1845 to 1848 by distinguished Philadelphia printmaker John T. Bowen, Audubon’s Imperial Bowen edition of the Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America contains 150 hand-colored lithographs of North American mammals. This folio was Audubon’s last major project, which he created in collaboration with his two sons and his friend and fellow naturalist the Reverend John Bachman. These antique original hand-colored lithographs are printed on imperial folio-size paper measuring approximately 22″ by 28″.
Quadruped Imperial Bowen Edition - Antique Originals
Audubon Bowen Ed. Pl. 01, Wild Cat
Quadruped Imperial Bowen Edition - Antique Originals
Audubon Bowen Ed. Pl. 100, Missouri Mouse
Quadruped Imperial Bowen Edition - Antique Originals
Audubon Bowen Ed. Pl. 102, Large-tailed Skunk
Quadruped Imperial Bowen Edition - Antique Originals
Audubon Bowen Ed. Pl. 103, Hoary Marmot
Quadruped Imperial Bowen Edition - Antique Originals
Audubon Bowen Ed. Pl. 104, Collie's Squirrel
Quadruped Imperial Bowen Edition - Antique Originals
Audubon Bowen Ed. Pl. 105, Columbia Pouched Rat
Quadruped Imperial Bowen Edition - Antique Originals
Audubon Bowen Ed. Pl. 106, Columbian Black-tailed Deer
Quadruped Imperial Bowen Edition - Antique Originals
Audubon Bowen Ed. Pl. 108, Bachman's Hare
Quadruped Imperial Bowen Edition - Antique Originals
Audubon Bowen Ed. Pl. 110, Mole-shaped Pouched Rat
Quadruped Imperial Bowen Edition - Antique Originals
Audubon Bowen Ed. Pl. 113, Exquimaux Dog
Quadruped Imperial Bowen Edition - Antique Originals
Audubon Bowen Ed. Pl. 117, Dusky Squirrel
Quadruped Imperial Bowen Edition - Antique Originals
Audubon Bowen Ed. Pl. 117, Dusky Squirrel