John Gould (1804-1881), Branta rufina [Red-crested Duck] Frame:Black VOL lll: 1844

VOL lll: 1844

After his father’s death in 1652

showing the Ganges

Lombard street was heavily bombed in the Blitz — and was sold by the order of their Board at Sotheby’s New York 18 October 1997 (lot 389)

from 1821 to 1865

John Gould (1804-1881), Branta rufina [Red-crested Duck] Frame:Black VOL lll: 1844John Gould (1804 1881) Branta rufina [Red crested 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