John Gould (1804-1881), Larus glaucus [Glaucous Gull] short 300 Gerard Valck (1652–1726)La Mer MediterranéeAmsterdam

Gerard Valck (1652–1726)La Mer MediterranéeAmsterdam

Plano de las islas de Chincha

WITH EXCELLENT ORIGINAL COLOR

While mapmakers had already begun surveying their particular areas

and British

John Gould (1804-1881), Larus glaucus [Glaucous Gull] short 300 Gerard Valck (1652–1726)La Mer MediterranéeAmsterdamJohn Gould (1804 1881) Larus glaucus [Glaucous 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