John Gould (1804-1881), Stercorarius catarrhactes [Great Skua] Frame:Black Mulsant & Verreaux [Red-billed ermerald

Mulsant & Verreaux [Red-billed ermerald Hummingbird] Chrysomirus Angustipennis

Eastman focuses here on a new and unfamiliar environment

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Throughout his career

[Thomas Jefferys] was the leading British chart and mapmaker of his day

John Gould (1804-1881), Stercorarius catarrhactes [Great Skua] Frame:Black Mulsant & Verreaux [Red-billed ermeraldJohn Gould (1804 1881) Stercorarius catarrhactes [Great Skua] 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