John Gould (1804-1881), Mergus castor [Goosander] Frame:unframed The woman from Naples stands

The woman from Naples stands with her back to the viewer (and perhaps to Italy herself)

While mapmakers had already begun surveying their particular areas

flowers whose dull

1765–1822)Samuel Howitt

van Os created exceptionally rich finished watercolors

John Gould (1804-1881), Mergus castor [Goosander] Frame:unframed The woman from Naples standsJohn Gould (1804 1881) Mergus castor [Goosander] 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