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John James Audubon , (Apr 26, 1785–Jan 27, 1851)
Engraved, printed and coloured Robert Havell

Plate 211. The Great Blue Heron. Ardea Herodias. Linn.

1834
38 1/16 in. x 25 1/2 in. (96.68 cm x 64.77 cm)

Medium and Support: hand-colored engraving from original drawing on wove paper on fabric support bou

Credit Line: gift of anonymous donor

Accession Number: 1981.270.11

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This object was included in the following exhibitions:

Eye on the Collection Addison Gallery of American Art , 4/1/2017 - 7/30/2017

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The Birds Of America Volume III
1981.270.1-100

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Image of Plate 201. The Canada Goose. Anser Canadensis. Vieill.

Plate 201. The Canada Goose. Anser Canadensis. Vieill.
1981.270.1

Image of Plate 210. The Least Bittern. Ardea Exilis. Gmel.

Plate 210. The Least Bittern. Ardea Exilis. Gmel.
1981.270.10

Image of Plate 300. Golden Plover. Charadrius. Pluvialis. L.

Plate 300. Golden Plover. Charadrius. Pluvialis. L.
1981.270.100

Image of Plate 212. The Common Gull. Larus Canus.

Plate 212. The Common Gull. Larus Canus.
1981.270.12

Image of Plate 213. The Puffin Mormon Arcticus.

Plate 213. The Puffin Mormon Arcticus.
1981.270.13

Image of Plate 214. Razor Bill, Alca Torda.

Plate 214. Razor Bill, Alca Torda.
1981.270.14

Image of Plate 215. Hyperborean Phalarope. Phalaropus Hyperboreau. Lath

Plate 215. Hyperborean Phalarope. Phalaropus Hyperboreau. Lath
1981.270.15

Image of Plate 216. The Wood Ibiss. Tautalus Loculator.

Plate 216. The Wood Ibiss. Tautalus Loculator.
1981.270.16

Image of Plate 217. The Louisiana Heron. Ardea Ludoviciana. Wils.

Plate 217. The Louisiana Heron. Ardea Ludoviciana. Wils.
1981.270.17

Image of Plate 218. Foolish Guillemot. Uria Troile. Lath.

Plate 218. Foolish Guillemot. Uria Troile. Lath.
1981.270.18

Image of Plate 219. Black Guillemot. Lath. Uria Grylle. Lath.

Plate 219. Black Guillemot. Lath. Uria Grylle. Lath.
1981.270.19

Image of Plate 202. The Red-Throated Diver.Colymbus.Septentrionalis.Linn.

Plate 202. The Red-Throated Diver.Colymbus.Septentrionalis.Linn.
1981.270.2

Image of Plate 220. Piping Plover. Charadrius Medodus.

Plate 220. Piping Plover. Charadrius Medodus.
1981.270.20

Image of Plate 221. Mallard Duck. Anas Boschas.

Plate 221. Mallard Duck. Anas Boschas.
1981.270.21

Image of Plate 222. White Ibis. Ibis Alba.

Plate 222. White Ibis. Ibis Alba.
1981.270.22

Image of Plate 223. Pied oyster-catcher. Haematopus Ostralegus. L.

Plate 223. Pied oyster-catcher. Haematopus Ostralegus. L.
1981.270.23

Image of Plate 224. Kittiwake Gull. Larus Tridactylus. L.

Plate 224. Kittiwake Gull. Larus Tridactylus. L.
1981.270.24

Image of Plate 225. Kildeer Plover. Charadrius Rociferus.

Plate 225. Kildeer Plover. Charadrius Rociferus.
1981.270.25

Image of Plate 226. Hooping Crane. Grus Americana.

Plate 226. Hooping Crane. Grus Americana.
1981.270.26

Image of Plate 227. Pin tailed Duck. Anas Acuta.

Plate 227. Pin tailed Duck. Anas Acuta.
1981.270.27

Image of Plate 228. American Green winged-Teal. Anas Carolineusis. Lath.

Plate 228. American Green winged-Teal. Anas Carolineusis. Lath.
1981.270.28

Image of Plate 229. Scaup Duck. Fuligula Marila.

Plate 229. Scaup Duck. Fuligula Marila.
1981.270.29

Image of Plate 203. The Red-breasted rail or fresh-water Marsh-hen. Rallus. elegaus. Aud

Plate 203. The Red-breasted rail or fresh-water Marsh-hen. Rallus. elegaus. Aud
1981.270.3

Image of Plate 230. Ruddy Plover. Tringa Arenaria.

Plate 230. Ruddy Plover. Tringa Arenaria.
1981.270.30

Image of Plate 231. Long-billed Curlew. Numenius Longirostris.

Plate 231. Long-billed Curlew. Numenius Longirostris.
1981.270.31

Image of Plate 232. Hooded Mergauser. Mergus Cucullatus.

Plate 232. Hooded Mergauser. Mergus Cucullatus.
1981.270.32

Image of Plate 233. Lora or Rail. Railus Carolinus. L.

Plate 233. Lora or Rail. Railus Carolinus. L.
1981.270.33

Image of Plate 234. Tufted Duck. Fuligula Fuft orques. Bonap.

Plate 234. Tufted Duck. Fuligula Fuft orques. Bonap.
1981.270.34

Image of Plate 235. Looty Tern. Sterna Fulignosa.

Plate 235. Looty Tern. Sterna Fulignosa.
1981.270.35

Image of Plate 236. Night Heron or Quabird. Ardea Nycticorax, L.

Plate 236. Night Heron or Quabird. Ardea Nycticorax, L.
1981.270.36

Image of Plate 237. Great Esquimaux Curlew. Numerius Hudsonicus. Lath.

Plate 237. Great Esquimaux Curlew. Numerius Hudsonicus. Lath.
1981.270.37

Image of Plate 238. Great Marbled Godwit. Limosa Fedoa. Vieill.

Plate 238. Great Marbled Godwit. Limosa Fedoa. Vieill.
1981.270.38

Image of Plate 239. American Cool. Fulica Americana. Gm.

Plate 239. American Cool. Fulica Americana. Gm.
1981.270.39

Image of Plate 204. The clapper Rail or salt-water Marsh-hen.

Plate 204. The clapper Rail or salt-water Marsh-hen.
1981.270.4

Image of Plate 240. Roseate Tern. Sterna Dougallii. Mont.

Plate 240. Roseate Tern. Sterna Dougallii. Mont.
1981.270.40

Image of Plate 241. Black-backed Gull. Larus Marinus.

Plate 241. Black-backed Gull. Larus Marinus.
1981.270.41

Image of Plate 242. Snowy Heron or White Egret. Ardea Candidissima. Gm.

Plate 242. Snowy Heron or White Egret. Ardea Candidissima. Gm.
1981.270.42

Image of Plate 243. American Snipe. Scolopax Wilsonii.

Plate 243. American Snipe. Scolopax Wilsonii.
1981.270.43

Image of Plate 244. Common Gallinule. Gallinula Chloropus.

Plate 244. Common Gallinule. Gallinula Chloropus.
1981.270.44

Plate 245. Vria Brunnichi.
1981.270.45

Image of Plate 246. Eider Duck. Fuligula Mollissima.

Plate 246. Eider Duck. Fuligula Mollissima.
1981.270.46

Image of Plate 247. Velvet Duck. Fuligula Fusca.

Plate 247. Velvet Duck. Fuligula Fusca.
1981.270.47

Image of Plate 248. American Pied-bill Dobchick. Podiceps Carolincensis.

Plate 248. American Pied-bill Dobchick. Podiceps Carolincensis.
1981.270.48

Image of Plate 249. Tufted Auk. Morman cirrhatus. Lath.

Plate 249. Tufted Auk. Morman cirrhatus. Lath.
1981.270.49

Image of Plate 205. The Virginian Rail. Rallus Virginianus. Linn.

Plate 205. The Virginian Rail. Rallus Virginianus. Linn.
1981.270.5

Image of Plate 250. Artic Tern. Sterna Arctica.

Plate 250. Artic Tern. Sterna Arctica.
1981.270.50

Image of Plate 251. Brown Pelican. Pelecanus Fuscus.

Plate 251. Brown Pelican. Pelecanus Fuscus.
1981.270.51

Image of Plate 252. Florida Cormorant. Carbo Floridanus.

Plate 252. Florida Cormorant. Carbo Floridanus.
1981.270.52

Image of Plate 253. Jager. Lestris Pomarina. Temm.

Plate 253. Jager. Lestris Pomarina. Temm.
1981.270.53

Image of Plate 254. Wilson's Phalarope. Phalaropus Wilsonii. Sabine.

Plate 254. Wilson's Phalarope. Phalaropus Wilsonii. Sabine.
1981.270.54

Image of Plate 255. Red Phalarope. Phalaropus Platyrhynchus. Temm.

Plate 255. Red Phalarope. Phalaropus Platyrhynchus. Temm.
1981.270.55

Image of Plate 256. Purple Heron. Ardea Rufesceus. Buff.

Plate 256. Purple Heron. Ardea Rufesceus. Buff.
1981.270.56

Image of Plate 257. Double-crested Cormorant. Phalacrocorax Dilophus.

Plate 257. Double-crested Cormorant. Phalacrocorax Dilophus.
1981.270.57

Image of Plate 258. Hudsonian Godwit. Limosa Hudsonica. Swain & Richards

Plate 258. Hudsonian Godwit. Limosa Hudsonica. Swain & Richards
1981.270.58

Image of Plate 259. Horned Grebe. Podiceps Cornutus. Lath.

Plate 259. Horned Grebe. Podiceps Cornutus. Lath.
1981.270.59

Image of Plate 206. Summer or Wood duck. Anas sponsa. Linn.

Plate 206. Summer or Wood duck. Anas sponsa. Linn.
1981.270.6

Image of Plate 260. Fork-tail Petrel. Thalassidroma Leachii.

Plate 260. Fork-tail Petrel. Thalassidroma Leachii.
1981.270.60

Image of Plate 261. Hooping Crane. Grus Americana.

Plate 261. Hooping Crane. Grus Americana.
1981.270.61

Image of Plate 262. Tropic Bird. Phaeton Aethereus. Linn.

Plate 262. Tropic Bird. Phaeton Aethereus. Linn.
1981.270.62

Image of Plate 263. Pigmy Curlew. Tringa Subarquata. Temm.

Plate 263. Pigmy Curlew. Tringa Subarquata. Temm.
1981.270.63

Image of Plate 264. Fulmar Petrel. Procellaria. Glacialis. L.

Plate 264. Fulmar Petrel. Procellaria. Glacialis. L.
1981.270.64

Image of Plate 265. Buff-breasted Sandpiper. Tringa Rufesceus. Vieill.

Plate 265. Buff-breasted Sandpiper. Tringa Rufesceus. Vieill.
1981.270.65

Image of Plate 266. Common Cormorant. Phalaerocorax Carbo. Dumont.

Plate 266. Common Cormorant. Phalaerocorax Carbo. Dumont.
1981.270.66

Image of Plate 267. Arctic Yager. Lestris Pavastica.

Plate 267. Arctic Yager. Lestris Pavastica.
1981.270.67

Image of Plate 268. American Woodcock. Scolopax Minor. Gmel.

Plate 268. American Woodcock. Scolopax Minor. Gmel.
1981.270.68

Image of Plate 269. Greenshank. Totanus Glottis. Temm.

Plate 269. Greenshank. Totanus Glottis. Temm.
1981.270.69

Image of Plate 207. The Booby Gannet. Sula Fusca. Briss.

Plate 207. The Booby Gannet. Sula Fusca. Briss.
1981.270.7

Image of Plate 270. Stormy Petrel. Thalassidroma Wilsonii.

Plate 270. Stormy Petrel. Thalassidroma Wilsonii.
1981.270.70

Image of Plate 271. Frigate Pelican. Tachypetes Aquilus. Viel.

Plate 271. Frigate Pelican. Tachypetes Aquilus. Viel.
1981.270.71

Image of Plate 272. Richardson's Jager. Lestris Richard Sonii.

Plate 272. Richardson's Jager. Lestris Richard Sonii.
1981.270.72

Image of Plate 273. Cayenne Tern. Sterrna Cayana. Lath.

Plate 273. Cayenne Tern. Sterrna Cayana. Lath.
1981.270.73

Image of Plate 274.Semipalmated Snipe or Willet Totanus Semipalmatus.Temm.

Plate 274.Semipalmated Snipe or Willet Totanus Semipalmatus.Temm.
1981.270.74

Image of Plate 275. Noddy Tern. Sterna Stolida, I.

Plate 275. Noddy Tern. Sterna Stolida, I.
1981.270.75

Image of Plate 276. King Duck. Fuligula Spectabilis. Lath.

Plate 276. King Duck. Fuligula Spectabilis. Lath.
1981.270.76

Image of Plate 277. Hutchins's Barnacle Goose. Anser Hutchinsii.

Plate 277. Hutchins's Barnacle Goose. Anser Hutchinsii.
1981.270.77

Image of Plate 278. Schinz's Sandpiper. Tringa Schinzii. Brehm.

Plate 278. Schinz's Sandpiper. Tringa Schinzii. Brehm.
1981.270.78

Image of Plate 279. Sandwich Tern. Sterna Boyssii. Lath.

Plate 279. Sandwich Tern. Sterna Boyssii. Lath.
1981.270.79

Image of Plate 208. Esquimaux Curlew. Numenius Borealis. Lath.

Plate 208. Esquimaux Curlew. Numenius Borealis. Lath.
1981.270.8

Image of Plate 280. Black Tern. Sterna Nigra. Lin.

Plate 280. Black Tern. Sterna Nigra. Lin.
1981.270.80

Image of Plate 281. Great White Heron. Ardea Occidentalis.

Plate 281. Great White Heron. Ardea Occidentalis.
1981.270.81

Image of Plate 282. White-winged silvery Gull. Larus Leucopterus. Bonap.

Plate 282. White-winged silvery Gull. Larus Leucopterus. Bonap.
1981.270.82

Image of Plate 283. Wandering Shearwater. Puffinus Cinereus. Bonap.

Plate 283. Wandering Shearwater. Puffinus Cinereus. Bonap.
1981.270.83

Image of Plate 284. Purple Sandpiper. Tringa Maritima. Bonap.

Plate 284. Purple Sandpiper. Tringa Maritima. Bonap.
1981.270.84

Image of Plate 285. Fork Tailed Gull. Larus Sabini. Swain & Richards.

Plate 285. Fork Tailed Gull. Larus Sabini. Swain & Richards.
1981.270.85

Image of Plate 286. White-fronted Goose. Lath. Anser Albifrons. Bechst.

Plate 286. White-fronted Goose. Lath. Anser Albifrons. Bechst.
1981.270.86

Image of Plate 287. Ivory Gull. Larus. Eburneus. 6M

Plate 287. Ivory Gull. Larus. Eburneus. 6M
1981.270.87

Image of Plate 288. Yellow Shank. Totanus Flaripes. Vieill.

Plate 288. Yellow Shank. Totanus Flaripes. Vieill.
1981.270.88

Image of Plate 289. Solitary Sandpiper. Totanus Chloropygius. Vieill.

Plate 289. Solitary Sandpiper. Totanus Chloropygius. Vieill.
1981.270.89

Image of Plate 209. Wilson's Plover. Charadrius Wilsonius, Ord.

Plate 209. Wilson's Plover. Charadrius Wilsonius, Ord.
1981.270.9

Image of Plate 290. Red Backed Sandpiper. Tringa Alpina. L.

Plate 290. Red Backed Sandpiper. Tringa Alpina. L.
1981.270.90

Image of Plate 291. Herring gull: Larus Argentatus. Brunn.

Plate 291. Herring gull: Larus Argentatus. Brunn.
1981.270.91

Image of Plate 292. Crested Grebe. Podiceps. Cristatus. Lath.

Plate 292. Crested Grebe. Podiceps. Cristatus. Lath.
1981.270.92

Image of Plate 293. Large Billed Puffin. Mormon Glacialis. Leach.

Plate 293. Large Billed Puffin. Mormon Glacialis. Leach.
1981.270.93

Image of Plate 294. Pectoral Sandpiper. Tringa Pectoralis.

Plate 294. Pectoral Sandpiper. Tringa Pectoralis.
1981.270.94

Image of Plate 295. Manks. Shearwater. Puffins Anglorum. Ray.

Plate 295. Manks. Shearwater. Puffins Anglorum. Ray.
1981.270.95

Image of Plate 296. Barnacle Goose. Anser Leucopsis.

Plate 296. Barnacle Goose. Anser Leucopsis.
1981.270.96

Image of Plate 297. Harlequin Duck. Fuligula Histrionica. Bonap.

Plate 297. Harlequin Duck. Fuligula Histrionica. Bonap.
1981.270.97

Image of Plate 298. Red-necked Grebe. Podiceps Rubricollis. Lath.

Plate 298. Red-necked Grebe. Podiceps Rubricollis. Lath.
1981.270.98

Image of Plate 299. Dusky Petrel. Lath. Puffinus Obsaurus. Curier.

Plate 299. Dusky Petrel. Lath. Puffinus Obsaurus. Curier.
1981.270.99

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