John Gould (1804-1881), Querquedula circia [Garganey] Cartographer_John Speed Pierre-Joseph Redouté

Pierre-Joseph Redouté

London: ca

including the English

This is also one of the earliest maps to show the Louisiana expeditions led by Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville (1698-1699)

500 chromolithographs

John Gould (1804-1881), Querquedula circia [Garganey] Cartographer_John Speed Pierre-Joseph RedoutéJohn Gould (1804 1881) Querquedula circia [Garganey] 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