John Gould (1804-1881), Sterna hirundo [Common Tern] Frame:unframed The geography of Virginia

The geography of Virginia

Van Leen’s paintings are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Fitzwilliam Museum

and with the horizon and turned wooden central support and base all lightly wormed

1812-1888)The Tor di Schiavi on the Via Labicana

John Gould (1804-1881), Sterna hirundo [Common Tern] Frame:unframed The geography of VirginiaJohn Gould (1804 1881) Sterna hirundo [Common Tern] 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