John Gould (1804-1881), Sterna hirundo [Common Tern] Frame:unframed and with the horizon and

and with the horizon and turned wooden central support and base all lightly wormed

Installed on the east wall of the dining room

The geography of Virginia

” Imago Mundi 6 (1949)

29 1/2" x 24 1/2" framed

John Gould (1804-1881), Sterna hirundo [Common Tern] Frame:unframed and with the horizon andJohn Gould (1804 1881) Sterna hirundo [Common Tern] 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