The Birds of Australia, Vol. 1 of 7
Gould, John, 1804-1881
The Birds of Australia, Vol. 1 of 7 - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birds_of_Australia_(Gould) Release date is 2021-04-05
Richard Tonsing, MWS, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) Richard Tonsing, MWS, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
"The Birds of Australia, Vol. 1 of 7" by John Gould is a comprehensive ornithological survey published between 1840 and 1848. This groundbreaking work presented the first complete examination of Australian birds, documenting 681 species—328 previously unknown to Western science. Created through specimens collected during Gould's travels across Australia, the volumes feature hand-colored lithographic plates, many drawn by his wife Elizabeth. With only 250 original sets printed for subscribers, it remains a landmark achievement in natural history illustration and scientific documentation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Birds -- Australia -- Pictorial works
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The Birds of Australia, Vol. 1 of 7 - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birds_of_Australia_(Gould) Release date is 2021-04-05
Richard Tonsing, MWS, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) Richard Tonsing, MWS, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
"The Birds of Australia, Vol. 1 of 7" by John Gould is a comprehensive ornithological survey published between 1840 and 1848. This groundbreaking work presented the first complete examination of Australian birds, documenting 681 species—328 previously unknown to Western science. Created through specimens collected during Gould's travels across Australia, the volumes feature hand-colored lithographic plates, many drawn by his wife Elizabeth. With only 250 original sets printed for subscribers, it remains a landmark achievement in natural history illustration and scientific documentation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Birds -- Australia -- Pictorial works
QL