New Scholarship from Beinecke Library’s Morris Tyler Family Collection of John James Audubon
Learn more about John James Audubon and The Birds of America
If the birds are the central fact of The Birds of America, the images in the background of the plates can provide insight into Audubon’s project and its aims.
View highlights from Audubon’s The Birds of America
The Gutenberg Bible is on permanent exhibition at Beinecke Library along with the Audubon Double Elephant Folio–what else do the two books have in common?
Now widely associated with the conservation of birds, some may find it surprising to learn that Audubon’s work depended heavily on hunting and killing them.
