John Gould (1804-1881), Uria grylle [Black Guillemot] june2025 Elias Wightman laid out the

Elias Wightman laid out the town in 1827 and then recruited approximately 55 colonists

and the mythical “Terre de Davis” still lingers in the South Pacific

rounded feathers

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John Gould (1804-1881), Uria grylle [Black Guillemot] june2025 Elias Wightman laid out theJohn Gould (1804 1881) Uria grylle [Black Guillemot] 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