John Gould (1804-1881), Mergus serrator [Merganser] Frame:Gold Covering the Atlantic Ocean and

Covering the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent coasts of Europe and Africa

This is a highly detailed early land survey map of Southern and Central California from Los Angeles to San Francisco

The island of California

crosses the thickness of the vases

Most notable are the two angels

John Gould (1804-1881), Mergus serrator [Merganser] Frame:Gold Covering the Atlantic Ocean andJohn Gould (1804 1881) Mergus serrator [Merganser] 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