John Gould (1804-1881), Oidemia nigra [Scoter] Frame:unframed Decorative embellishments

Decorative embellishments

due to the Huguenot massacres

against the Jinchuan tribes in China’s inner provinces and along the country’s frontiers in the ethnically-Tibetan mountain regions of Szechuan

John Gould (1804-1881)Phaethornis Cephalus

stretching from Kodiak Island in the north to San Diego

John Gould (1804-1881), Oidemia nigra [Scoter] Frame:unframed Decorative embellishmentsJohn Gould (1804 1881) Oidemia nigra [Scoter] 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 "Birds of