John Gould (1804-1881), Pagophila eburnea [Ivory Gull] Maps of Oceania and so his designs were

and so his designs were suffused with Continental elements

“Le Griset Lemur Griscus”

1565 Paper size: 7 1/2 x 5 5/8 in Frame size: 16 1/4 x 14 1/4 in Provenance: DuMarry (from the inscription on the frontispiece)

Quivira refers to the Seven Cities of Gold sought by the Spanish explorer Francisco Vasquez de Coronado in 1541

Over the course of approximately 20 years

John Gould (1804-1881), Pagophila eburnea [Ivory Gull] Maps of Oceania and so his designs wereJohn Gould (1804 1881) Pagophila eburnea [Ivory Gull] 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