John Gould (1804-1881), Podiceps auritus [Horned Grebe] revwar each on two sheets

each on two sheets

" George Frederick Bensell's painting

Sebastian MUNSTER (1488-1522) & Hans HOLBEIN THE YOUNGER (1497-1543)

The elaborate pictorial borders are a new addition from the 1590 map

large and beautiful original manuscript map of the Patapsco River from the City of Baltimore to the mouth of the Charles River in Chesapeake Bay

John Gould (1804-1881), Podiceps auritus [Horned Grebe] revwar each on two sheetsJohn Gould (1804 1881) Podiceps auritus [Horned Grebe] 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