drew, bar none, every single bird in the book. a lot of times he had specimens sent to him. how many illustrations are theresome? 435. that s a lot of birds. audobon traveled to englanden and was treated like a rock star. he had long hair and he wore buckskin. reporter: he showed them a world he didn t know existed. there he used copper plates to engrave each of birds for the book. it took 12 years. can you imagine someone who had never seen a pelican will have it life sooil in full color. it s incredible. only the wealthy could afford them. his clients included the king and queen of england. 119 books exist. most are in libraries. only 11 are in homes. you could buy a house for the price you would have to pay for