Royal Octavo Quadrupeds Editions
1849 - 1870
The Quadrupeds of North America
The quadrupeds were published in octavo form, just as the birds, but for the first
time, the name of Audubon's son, John Woodhouse Audubon, appeared on many of the
plates, and he was credited with being the artist on ten plates which had been credited
to his father in the folio edition.
The word "viviparous" was dropped from the title of this smaller work. There were
155 plates in this edition, in 31 parts with text. Each part sold for one dollar.
The plates were approximately 10½ x 7 inches.
Images may be viewed in the Royal Octavo Quadrupeds
Gallery.