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Birds of Great Britain

By John Gould, 1804-1881

John Gould (1804-1881) published The Birds of Great Britain himself between 1862 and 1873, in 25 parts and 750 copies: 367 hand-coloured lithographs, many showing nests and young. Joseph Wolf, Henry Constantine Richter and William Matthew Hart worked Gould’s sketches up into the finished plates.

Published
1862-1873
Format
Imperial folio
Sheet
15 × 22 in, original size
Volumes
5
In our collection
207 prints
All 207 plates as a list
Gies Pluim at a table in the Teylers Museum library with plates from The Birds of America
Founder Gies Pluim in the library of the Teylers Museum in Haarlem, where the original is kept.

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Great Grey Shrike, plate 13 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Great Grey Shrike

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 13

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Rose-breasted Shrike, plate 14 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Rose-breasted Shrike

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 14

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Butcher-Bird, plate 15 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Butcher-Bird

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 15

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Woodchat, plate 16 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Woodchat

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 16

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Pied Flycatcher, plate 17 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Pied Flycatcher

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 17

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

White-collared Flycatcher, plate 18 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

White-collared Flycatcher

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 18

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Spotted Flycatcher, plate 19 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Spotted Flycatcher

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 19

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Red-breasted Flycatcher, plate 20 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Red-breasted Flycatcher

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 20

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Waxen Chatterer, plate 21 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Waxen Chatterer

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 21

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Nutbatch, plate 22 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Nutbatch

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 22

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Great Tit, plate 23 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Great Tit

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 23

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Blue Tit, plate 24 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Blue Tit

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 24

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Coal Tit, plate 25 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Coal Tit

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 25

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Crested Tit, plate 26 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Crested Tit

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 26

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Marsh Tit, plate 27 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Marsh Tit

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 27

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Long-tailed Tit, plate 28 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Long-tailed Tit

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 28

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Long-tailed Tit Young, plate 29 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Long-tailed Tit Young

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 29

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Bearded Tit, plate 30 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Bearded Tit

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 30

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Golden Oriole, plate 31 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Golden Oriole

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 31

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Thrush, plate 32 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Thrush

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 32

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Missel-Thrush, plate 33 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Missel-Thrush

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 33

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Redwing, plate 34 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Redwing

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 34

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Fieldfare, plate 35 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Fieldfare

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 35

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Black-throated Thrush, plate 36 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Black-throated Thrush

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 36

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Blackbird, plate 37 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Blackbird

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 37

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Ring-Ouzel, plate 38 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Ring-Ouzel

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 38

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

White’s Thrush, plate 39 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

White’s Thrush

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 39

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Siberian Thrush, plate 40 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Siberian Thrush

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 40

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Black-bellied Water-Ouzel, plate 42 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Black-bellied Water-Ouzel

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 42

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Blue Rock-Thrush, plate 43 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Blue Rock-Thrush

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 43

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Rock-Thrush, plate 44 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Rock-Thrush

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 44

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Wheatear, plate 45 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Wheatear

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 45

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Whinchat, plate 46 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Whinchat

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 46

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Red-throated Bluebreast, plate 49 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Red-throated Bluebreast

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 49

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

White-throated Bluebreast, plate 50 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

White-throated Bluebreast

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 50

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Redstart, plate 51 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Redstart

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 51

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Black Redstart, plate 52 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Black Redstart

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 52

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Rufous Sedge-Warbler, plate 53 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Rufous Sedge-Warbler

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 53

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Alpine Accentor, plate 54 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Alpine Accentor

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 54

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Nightingale, plate 56 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Nightingale

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 56

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Whitethroat, plate 57 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Whitethroat

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 57

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Lesser Whitethroat, plate 58 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Lesser Whitethroat

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 58

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Dartford Warbler, plate 59 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Dartford Warbler

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 59

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Blackcap, plate 60 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Blackcap

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 60

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Orphean Warbler, plate 61 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Orphean Warbler

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 61

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Garden Warbler, plate 62 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Garden Warbler

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 62

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Common Wren, plate 63 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Common Wren

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 63

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Tree-creeper, plate 64 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Tree-creeper

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 64

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

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Complete sets

Birds of Great Britain 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.

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