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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Silvery-throated Tit

Birds of Asia, vol. 2, plate 69

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Chinese Penduline Tit

Birds of Asia, vol. 2, plate 70

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Flame-fronted Flower-pecker

Birds of Asia, vol. 2, plate 71

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Philippine Oriole

Birds of Asia, vol. 2, plate 72

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Broderip’s Oriole

Birds of Asia, vol. 2, plate 73

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Maroon Oriole

Birds of Asia, vol. 2, plate 74

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Red Oriole

Birds of Asia, vol. 2, plate 75

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Clouded Thrush

Birds of Asia, vol. 3, plate 1

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Red-throated Thrush

Birds of Asia, vol. 3, plate 2

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Gould’s Thrush

Birds of Asia, vol. 3, plate 3

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Afghan Thrush

Birds of Asia, vol. 3, plate 4

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Chestnut-coloured Merula

Birds of Asia, vol. 3, plate 5

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

White-collared Merula

Birds of Asia, vol. 3, plate 6

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Grey-winged Merula

Birds of Asia, vol. 3, plate 7

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush

Birds of Asia, vol. 3, plate 8

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Crested Spizixos

Birds of Asia, vol. 3, plate 9

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Chinese Spizixos

Birds of Asia, vol. 3, plate 10

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Blue-bellied Tesia

Birds of Asia, vol. 4, plate 1

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Chesnut-crowned Tesia

Birds of Asia, vol. 4, plate 2

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Chinese Rhopophilus

Birds of Asia, vol. 4, plate 3

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Little Suya

Birds of Asia, vol. 4, plate 4

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

White-throated Dumetia

Birds of Asia, vol. 4, plate 5

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Buff-throated Dumetia

Birds of Asia, vol. 4, plate 6

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Grey-headed Staphida

Birds of Asia, vol. 4, plate 8

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Red-eyed Stachryris

Birds of Asia, vol. 4, plate 9

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

White-tailed Bush Chat

Birds of Asia, vol. 4, plate 33

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Mountain Accentor

Birds of Asia, vol. 4, plate 41

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Desert White-throat

Birds of Asia, vol. 4, plate 50

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Adams’s Mountain Finch

Birds of Asia, vol. 5, plate 1

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Northern Mountain Finch

Birds of Asia, vol. 5, plate 2

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Red-rumped Mountain Finch

Birds of Asia, vol. 5, plate 3

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Brown-naped Mountain Finch

Birds of Asia, vol. 5, plate 4

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Red-necked Mountain Finch

Birds of Asia, vol. 5, plate 5

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Grey-capped Bunting

Birds of Asia, vol. 5, plate 6

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Dwarf Bunting

Birds of Asia, vol. 5, plate 7

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Cinereous Bunting

Birds of Asia, vol. 5, plate 8

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Painted Bunting

Birds of Asia, vol. 5, plate 9

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Rustic Bunting

Birds of Asia, vol. 5, plate 10

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Hutton’s Bunting

Birds of Asia, vol. 5, plate 11

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Elegant Bunting

Birds of Asia, vol. 5, plate 12

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Black-headed Bunting

Birds of Asia, vol. 5, plate 13

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Red-headed Bunting

Birds of Asia, vol. 5, plate 14

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Turkestan Sparrow

Birds of Asia, vol. 5, plate 15

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Burton’s Grosbeak

Birds of Asia, vol. 5, plate 16

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Formosan Blue Pie

Birds of Asia, vol. 5, plate 46

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Nepaulese Blue Pie

Birds of Asia, vol. 5, plate 47

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Chinese Blue Pie

Birds of Asia, vol. 5, plate 48

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Great-billed Blue Pie

Birds of Asia, vol. 5, plate 49

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.