George Ord was a naturalist and philologist.
1 volume, 75 p.
Gift from Yvonne Wateron and accessioned, 04/--/1962 (1962 528ms).
The repository holds some of the original letters from Ord to Waterton that are copied in this volume. See PAAV87-A212.
This single volume serves as George Ord's indictment of Audubon's work. The volume contains twenty-two letters likely written by Ord between 1831 and 1838 that highlight deficiencies and mistakes in Audubon's work. There is also a manuscript copy of a review of Audubon's work that details Audubon's history in Philadelphia and the origins of the rivalry between Ord and Audubon.
This volume compliments the correspondence contained in the George Ord Collection. The other collection contains letters Ord wrote to Charles Waterton that touch on a range of subjects, although Ord's rivalry with Audubon is prominent in that collection as well.
