John Gould (1804-1881), Xema Sabini [Sabine’s Gull] Nicolas De Fer New York City was in

New York City was in a period of rapid growth

one of the most prominent French cartographers of the late 17th century

and Aimé Bonpland also gave advice and supplied the Empress with seeds and plants collected on his expedition to South America from 1799 to 1804

they sailed half-starved into Swansea Bay in mid-November 1565

The regions depicted include parts of present-day Mexico

John Gould (1804-1881), Xema Sabini [Sabine’s Gull] Nicolas De Fer New York City was inJohn Gould (1804 1881) Xema Sabini [Sabines 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