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John Gould (1804-1881), Nyroca ferina [Pochard] Frame:Gold *A hand-written description on verso
Baker’s notes & crumb story
Description
*A hand-written description on verso indicates this bird was shot on Lake Erie
Wilson’s Meadow Mouse
allowing him to more accurately know the geography of the region than any other European at the time
in the Ptolemaic fashion taken from the Canary Islands towards the East
Signed “Geo Bellows” at lower left (within the image)
John Gould (1804-1881), Nyroca ferina [Pochard] Frame:Gold *A hand-written description on versoJohn Gould (1804 1881) Nyroca ferina [Pochard] 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