John Gould (1804-1881), Rhodostethia Rossii [Ross’s Gull] ethnographic print 1840 - 1844

1840 - 1844

this map offers not only a geographic view of Siberian Russia

Originally composed in the 1670s and posthumously published by Pieter Mortier

16th Century

in order to document in pictorial terms the expedition

John Gould (1804-1881), Rhodostethia Rossii [Ross’s Gull] ethnographic print 1840 - 1844John Gould (1804 1881) Rhodostethia Rossii [Rosss Gull] 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