The Abbeville Press edition (1985) of the Broad-Winged Hawk (Plate 91) facsimile is a world-class reproduction of John James Audubon’s masterpiece, matching the exact Double Elephant Folio scale of the 1830s original artwork. Taken from The Birds of America book by John James Audubon. The massive dimensions of 39.5x26.5 allow the Broad-Winged Hawk to be viewed at its actual, true-to-life size. The "Perched Vigilance" because the hawk is a compact raptor, Audubon depicted a male and female pair in a dramatic, twisting posture atop a pignut hickory branch with a freshly caught green frog, ensuring their entire detailed forms and the intricate botanical elements could fit onto the paper without shrinking the scale. 1985 Abbeville Quality: This specific edition is highly prized by collectors. It was printed via high-fidelity color lithography on heavy, archival, acid-free paper, perfectly capturing the dark brown upper parts, rufous-barred underparts, and fine line work of the original hand-colored aquatint engraving. Description: An unframed facsimile of plate number 91. Originally Created: 1827-1838 Limited, Abbeville Edition Published: 1985 Dimensions: 39.5" x 26.5"