John Gould (1804-1881), Sterna paradisea [Roseate Tern] McKenney Smith’s Terrestrial Globe

Smith’s Terrestrial Globe

While certain interior areas remain speculative

A New Map of America from the latest observations

Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902) was the nineteenth century chronicler par excellence of the American West

we know that the operation is finished

John Gould (1804-1881), Sterna paradisea [Roseate Tern] McKenney Smith’s Terrestrial GlobeJohn Gould (1804 1881) Sterna paradisea [Roseate Tern] 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