Contemporary hand colored lithograph of the Chestnut-backed Titmouse (Chikadee) by John James Audubon. No. 26 Plate 129. First Octavio edition. 6 1/2'" x 10" After the success of his initial folio prints, John James Audubon decided to offer minitures. The First Royal Ovtavio editions were published in Pliladelphia by J.T. Bowen in 1841. The miniatures are hand printed originals from a lithographic stone and then hand colored.