John Gould (1804-1881), Pagophila eburnea [Ivory Gull] Maps of Oceania 1565 Paper size: 7 1/2

1565 Paper size: 7 1/2 x 5 5/8 in Frame size: 16 1/4 x 14 1/4 in Provenance: DuMarry (from the inscription on the frontispiece)

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John Gould (1804-1881), Pagophila eburnea [Ivory Gull] Maps of Oceania 1565 Paper size: 7 1/2John Gould (1804 1881) Pagophila eburnea [Ivory 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