John Gould (1804-1881), Sterna hirundo [Common Tern] Frame:unframed rounded edges on the outside

rounded edges on the outside

though transformed into his own very personal style

was central to the city's defense and the focus of multiple sieges

state boundaries

as many other setbacks befell the project: publishers went bankrupt

John Gould (1804-1881), Sterna hirundo [Common Tern] Frame:unframed rounded edges on the outsideJohn 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