The Birds of Australia: in seven volumes 01
Year Published: 1848
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John Gould’s The Birds of Australia: in seven volumes was the first comprehensive work on Australian ornithology ever written. Originally issued in parts between 1840 and 1848, it contains 680 hand-coloured plates and lyrical descriptions of Gould’s collecting experiences from his two-year expedition to Australia in 1838.
Title: | The Birds of Australia: in seven volumes |
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Volume: | 01 |
Author: | Gould, John, 1804-1881 |
Illustrator: | Elizabeth Gould, Henry Constantine Richter, and others |
Place published: | London |
Publisher: | Published by the author |
Year: | 1848 |