John Gould (1804-1881), Stercorarius catarrhactes [Great Skua] Frame:Black The geographical information was gleaned

The geographical information was gleaned from Gerard Mercator’s landmark world map of 1538

colonial expansion

Northampton

and parts of Russia

John Gould (1804-1881), Stercorarius catarrhactes [Great Skua] Frame:Black The geographical information was gleanedJohn Gould (1804 1881) Stercorarius catarrhactes [Great Skua] 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