The first plate of the set, Haematornis Undulatus.

A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains, complete set

All 79 plates of A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains as facsimile giclées at the size of the original sheet, kept in a Solander box the way a library keeps the original.

79 plates, each 15 × 22 in
A title page and a contents page with the titles of all plates
A Solander box in linen with gold lettering, in the colour and lettering you choose
A certificate of authenticity

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A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains

John Gould, 1830-1833

The contents page in the box lists every plate. Each title opens the single print.

About the original

A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains was John Gould’s (1804-1881) first book: 80 hand-coloured lithographs, issued in 20 monthly parts from 1830 and published by Gould himself, as no publisher could be found. Gould sketched the birds from skins sent from the Himalaya; his wife Elizabeth Gould (1804-1841) drew the plates on stone.

She learned lithography with help from Edward Lear. The book’s success allowed Gould to go on to his later works.

Title: A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains
Published: 1830-1833
Format: Imperial folio, 15 × 22 in
Original in: Teylers Museum, Haarlem
Plates: 79

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A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains, complete set

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