John Gould (1804-1881), Sterna hirundo [Common Tern] Frame:unframed rounded edges on the outside

rounded edges on the outside

This finely engraved maritime chart by Mark Tiddeman presents one of the most important colonial-era depictions of New York Harbor

traveling through Lazio

as many other setbacks befell the project: publishers went bankrupt

and largely responsible for diffusing advanced geographical information to other parts of Europe

John Gould (1804-1881), Sterna hirundo [Common Tern] Frame:unframed rounded edges on the outsideJohn 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