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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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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

Willow-Wren, plate 65 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Willow-Wren

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 65

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Chiff-Chaff, plate 66 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Chiff-Chaff

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 66

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Wood-Wren, plate 67 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Wood-Wren

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 67

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Yellow-browed Warbler, plate 68 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Yellow-browed Warbler

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 68

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Fire-crested Wren, plate 70 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Fire-crested Wren

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 70

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Melodious Warbler, plate 71 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Melodious Warbler

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 71

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Thrush-Warbler, plate 72 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Thrush-Warbler

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 72

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Reed-Warbler, plate 73 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Reed-Warbler

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 73

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Marsh-Warbler, plate 74 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Marsh-Warbler

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 74

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Aquatic Warbler, plate 76 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Aquatic Warbler

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 76

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Savi’s Warbler, plate 77 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Savi’s Warbler

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 77

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Grasshopper Warbler, plate 78 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Grasshopper Warbler

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 2, plate 78

22 × 15 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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