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Duotone panel — violet briefing on the left, lime-sealed detail sheet on the right.
Provenance: with the ownership inscription of Harold Meeks dated 1888 on the front cover
a few other small stains and closed marginal tears
in the Huntington Library
and their ink library stamps on thepreliminaries and verso of each plate
References: Shirley 228
John Gould (1804-1881), Mergus castor [Goosander] Cartographer_Martin Waldseemuller Provenance: with the ownership inscriptionJohn Gould (1804 1881) Mergus castor [Goosander] 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 "Birds