Autograph letters signed (2) : Pittsburgh, to John Adamson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, [1829] Nov. 5 and 1832 March 16.

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Autograph letters signed (2) : Pittsburgh, to John Adamson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, [1829] Nov. 5 and 1832 March 16.

Concerning the exchange of specimens of shells, fossils, and minerals and including an inventory of Ohio River shells sent on the recommendation of J.J. Audubon.

2 items (5 p.) ; (8vo and fol.)

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Adamson, John, 1787-1855

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Lambdin, James Reid, 1807-1889

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James Reid Lambdin was born on May 10, 1807, in Pittsburgh, Pa. He was the son of James and Prudence Lambdin and the brother of Samuel H. Lambdin. He moved to Philadelphia, Pa. in 1823 to pursue a career as an artist under the tutelage of Thomas Sully. He returned to Pittsburgh by 1826 and opened the Pittsburgh Museum of Natural History and Gallery of Fine Art, modeled after Charles Willson Peale's museum in Philadelphia. His collection, which included over fifty paintings and 400 fossils, was w...

Audubon, John James, 1785-1851

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Naturalist, ornithologist, and artist, known for his Birds of America. From the description of Letters received, 1831-1853. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 56506202 Audubon was an American artist and ornithologost. From the guide to the John James Audubon letters and drawings, 1805-1892 (inclusive), 1805-1847 (bulk)., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) John James Audubon was a painter and ornithologist. Born in ...