John Gould (1804-1881), Cygnus ferus [Wild Swan or Whooper] Frame:unframed 16 1/4 x 19 1/4

16 1/4 x 19 1/4 inches

a concession to the larger system of composite atlases offered by the Visschers

which offered an alternative route to the Pacific than the Straits of Magellan

mounted on original linen backing with black wooden rollers

Coronelli’s thirteen volume cartographic series

John Gould (1804-1881), Cygnus ferus [Wild Swan or Whooper] Frame:unframed 16 1/4 x 19 1/4John Gould (1804 1881) Cygnus ferus [Wild Swan or Whooper] 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