John Gould (1804-1881), Larus argentatus [Herring-Gull] Frame:Black ANGELO MAGNANTI (1879-1969)

ANGELO MAGNANTI (1879-1969)

Expanses of verdant foliage and lounging lambs also pepper the bucolic foreground scene of the New Jersey coast

rogue John Law (1671-1729) that attracted investors in France with promises of fortunes in Louisiana

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Henricus Hondius

John Gould (1804-1881), Larus argentatus [Herring-Gull] Frame:Black ANGELO MAGNANTI (1879-1969)John Gould (1804 1881) Larus argentatus [Herring 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