J.J. AUDUBON GREAT ESQUIMAUX CURLEW, HANDCOLORED ENGRAVING WITH AQUATINT PL.CCXXXVII: From John James Audubon's original edition of The Birds of America produced by hand-colored engraving on wove paper, 25 1/2'' x 37 3/4'', marked upper left corner with No. 48, and upper right Plate CCXXXVII; Audubon credit lower left - Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon, F.R.S.F.L.S., and lower right - Engraved, Printed and Coloured by R. Havell, London 1835. Bird's name centered below image Great Esquimaux Curlew, J. Whatman Turkey Mill watermark, the most famous and prized of the Original Audubon prints are the aquatints produced under the artist's supervision between 1826 and 1838. Based on Audubon's watercolor and ink drawings, copper plates were engraved using acid and resin, and black ink prints were made on ''double elephant'' sized paper, 27 1/2 x 39 1/2 inches, to depict the birds in full life-size. The paper was made by James Whatman at Turkey Mill in Kent County England. This paper was the finest available and bea