The Beautiful Art of "England's Audubon" - John Gould

"English ornithologist John Gould (1804 – 1881) produced beautifully detailed lithographs of finches that were crucial to Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection. Gould, who studied birds and taxidermy, was hired by London’s Zoological Society to maintain their ornithological collections. Dubbed “England’s Audubon,” he published over 3,300 color plates of birds that were vital to studies in Australia, Europe, New Guinea and Asia. When he died, Gould left behind unsold works weighing almost three tons."--description from allposters.com

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The Birds of Great Britain, Published 1862-1873 

Spathura Solstitialis 

Bonaparte's Star Fronted Hummingbird 

Celebean Pitta 

Port-Moresby Racket-Tailed Kingfisher 

Duchess of Leuchtenberg's Aracari 

Chestnut Billed Groove Bill 

Laminated Hill Toucan 

Bird of Paradise, Engraved by T. Walter 

Hummingbird, engraved by Walter and Cohn 

Reinwardt's Trogon 

Bengal Pitta 

Yellow Billed Aracari 

Nightingale 

A Monograph of the Trochilidae or Family of Hummingbirds, Published 1849-1861 

Platycercus Adelaidae from the Birds of Australia, C.1840