John Gould (1804-1881), Uria troile [Common Guillemot] Frame:unframed with tableaux of nests

with tableaux of nests

and the insect's stages of metamorphosis

Septima Asie Tabula

Laurence and Charles Rivers

Earlier English maps more generally focused on the Mississippi River valley rather than the river itself

John Gould (1804-1881), Uria troile [Common Guillemot] Frame:unframed with tableaux of nestsJohn Gould (1804 1881) Uria troile [Common Guillemot] from The Birds of Great Britain Vol. V Published: London, 1873 Aquatint engraving with original hand coloring Paper size: 21 3 8" x 14 1 2" John Gould (18041881) conceived a massive project: to illustrate the worlds birds in a regal format. He is best known for his multi volume works on the birds of every continent but Africa. Following the success of his 1837 "Birds of Europe" and the [1840]1869