Birds of Asia

By John Gould, 1804-1881

John Gould (1804-1881) published The Birds of Asia in 35 parts between 1849 and 1883: 530 hand-coloured lithographs by Gould, Joseph Wolf, Henry Constantine Richter and William Matthew Hart. It took 34 years, longer than any of his other works, and Richard Bowdler Sharpe completed it after Gould’s death.

Published: 1849-1883
Format: Imperial folio
Sheet: 15 × 22 in, the most common size
Volumes: 7
Original in: Teylers Museum, Haarlem
In our collection: 343 prints

All 343 plates as a list

Founder Gies Pluim in the library of the Teylers Museum in Haarlem, where the original is kept.

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Black-faced Kingfisher

Birds of Asia, vol. 1, plate 49

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Tenasserim Kingfisher

Birds of Asia, vol. 1, plate 50

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Mantled Kingfisher

Birds of Asia, vol. 1, plate 51

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Great Alcedo

Birds of Asia, vol. 1, plate 52

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Indian Kingfisher

Birds of Asia, vol. 1, plate 53

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Indian Roller

Birds of Asia, vol. 1, plate 54

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Burmesec Roller

Birds of Asia, vol. 1, plate 55

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Temminck’s Roller

Birds of Asia, vol. 1, plate 56

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Javan Eurylaime

Birds of Asia, vol. 1, plate 57

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Hooded Eurylaime

Birds of Asia, vol. 1, plate 58

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Great-billed Eurylaime

Birds of Asia, vol. 1, plate 59

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Allied Eurylaime

Birds of Asia, vol. 1, plate 60

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Great Eurylaime

Birds of Asia, vol. 1, plate 61

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Lunated Eurylaime

Birds of Asia, vol. 1, plate 62

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Red-backed Eurylaime

Birds of Asia, vol. 1, plate 63

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Dalhousie’s Eurylaime

Birds of Asia, vol. 1, plate 64

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Steere’s Broadbill

Birds of Asia, vol. 1, plate 65

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Indian Hoopoe

Birds of Asia, vol. 1, plate 66

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Duvaucel’s Trogon

Birds of Asia, vol. 1, plate 67

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Malacca Trogon

Birds of Asia, vol. 1, plate 68

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Hodgson’s Trogon

Birds of Asia, vol. 1, plate 69

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Diard’s Trogon

Birds of Asia, vol. 1, plate 70

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Mountain Trogon

Birds of Asia, vol. 1, plate 71

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Reinwardt’s Trogon

Birds of Asia, vol. 1, plate 72

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Macklot’s Trogon

Birds of Asia, vol. 1, plate 73

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Kasumba Trogon

Birds of Asia, vol. 1, plate 74

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Fasciated Trogon

Birds of Asia, vol. 1, plate 75

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Rosy-breasted Trogon

Birds of Asia, vol. 1, plate 76

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Green Cochoa

Birds of Asia, vol. 2, plate 1

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Purple Cochoa

Birds of Asia, vol. 2, plate 2

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Grey-throated Pericrocotus

Birds of Asia, vol. 2, plate 3

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Canton Pericrocotus

Birds of Asia, vol. 2, plate 4

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Yellow-throated Pericrocotus

Birds of Asia, vol. 2, plate 5

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Cawnpore Pericrocotus

Birds of Asia, vol. 2, plate 6

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Great Pericrocotus

Birds of Asia, vol. 2, plate 7

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Orange Pericrocotus

Birds of Asia, vol. 2, plate 8

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Little Pericrocotus

Birds of Asia, vol. 2, plate 9

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Rosy Pericrocotus

Birds of Asia, vol. 2, plate 10

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Grey Pericrocotus

Birds of Asia, vol. 2, plate 11

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Philippine-Island Thickhead

Birds of Asia, vol. 2, plate 12

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Grey-headed Pteruthius

Birds of Asia, vol. 2, plate 13

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Himalayan Pteruthius

Birds of Asia, vol. 2, plate 14

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Rufous-bellied Pteruthius

Birds of Asia, vol. 2, plate 15

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Black-eared Allotrius

Birds of Asia, vol. 2, plate 16

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Yellow-green Allotrius

Birds of Asia, vol. 2, plate 17

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Paradise Flycatcher

Birds of Asia, vol. 2, plate 18

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Ince’s Paradise Flycatcher

Birds of Asia, vol. 2, plate 19

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Grand Niltava

Birds of Asia, vol. 2, plate 20

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Complete sets

Birds of Asia is also available as complete sets, one for each volume, with every plate at the original size, a title page, a contents page and a certificate, in a Solander box.

Limited to 50 sets. Price on request.