John Gould (1804-1881), Fuligula cristata [Tufted Duck] Maps of South America Mimosa [possibly the Alba Mimosa]

Mimosa [possibly the Alba Mimosa]

Gouache over pencil on paper removed from sketchbook

published in New York in 1795

320) and prior to that at the Braislin Sale

Spain and France had also joined the conflict and had claims to assert

John Gould (1804-1881), Fuligula cristata [Tufted Duck] Maps of South America Mimosa [possibly the Alba Mimosa]John Gould (1804 1881) Fuligula cristata [Tufted Duck] 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