John Gould (1804-1881), Puffinus anglorum [Manx Shearwater] 5_18_2023 Major Ridge

Major Ridge

October 22

English surveying and mapmaking methods developed during the dissolution of the monasteries in the 1530 when large amounts of formerly Church land came onto the onto the private market were employed and refined in North America

Taffel des Heiligen Landes zu dem Newen Testament Dienlich

published by Thomas Jefferys in London

John Gould (1804-1881), Puffinus anglorum [Manx Shearwater] 5_18_2023 Major RidgeJohn Gould (1804 1881) Puffinus anglorum [Manx Shearwater] 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