AUDUBON JOHN WOODHOUSE Fourth of July Camp Plate 1

Sale 1974 - Lot 452

Unsold

Estimate: $ 5,000 - $ 7,500

AUDUBON, JOHN WOODHOUSE. Fourth of July Camp. Plate 1. Hand-colored lithographed view, approximately 325x400 mm, wide margins; mounted to board, repaired edge tear extending into the image, minor toning; framed. New York, 1852

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In 1849, John Woodhouse Audubon, the son of John James Audubon, travelled westward to Mexico and California intending to capture images of the West and the Gold Rush. When he returned to New York, Audubon devised a plan to issue 40 lithographs after his drawings in 10 parts on a subscription basis. After completing the first part with 4 plates, lack of interest in the project ceased the publication. There are less than a dozen known extant copies of the completed first part of what must be one of the scarcest American color plate books. Reese, American Color Plate Books 41; Howes A390 ("dd"); Graff 111; Wagner-Camp 208; Streeter Sale 3167 and 3168 (plates 1 and 4, respectively.)