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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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Gadwall, plate 19 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Gadwall

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 19

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Pochard, plate 20 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Pochard

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 20

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Red-crested Duck, plate 22 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Red-crested Duck

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 22

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Tufted Duck, plate 23 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Tufted Duck

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 23

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Scaup Duck, plate 24 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Scaup Duck

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 24

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Steller’s Duck, plate 25 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Steller’s Duck

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 25

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Eider Duck, plate 26 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Eider Duck

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 26

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

King Duck, plate 27 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

King Duck

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 27

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Scoter, plate 28 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Scoter

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 28

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Velvet Scoter, plate 29 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Velvet Scoter

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 29

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Surf Scoter, plate 30 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Surf Scoter

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 30

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Golden-eye, plate 31 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Golden-eye

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 31

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Harlequin Duck, plate 32 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Harlequin Duck

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 32

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Long-tailed Duck, plate 33 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Long-tailed Duck

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 33

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Goosander, plate 34 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Goosander

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 34

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Merganser, plate 35 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Merganser

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 35

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Hooded Merganser, plate 36 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Hooded Merganser

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 36

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Great Crested Grebe, plate 38 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Great Crested Grebe

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 38

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Red-necked Grebe, plate 39 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Red-necked Grebe

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 39

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Horned Grebe, plate 40 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Horned Grebe

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 40

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Eared Grebe, plate 41 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Eared Grebe

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 41

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Great Northern Diver, plate 43 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Great Northern Diver

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 43

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Black-throated Diver, plate 44 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Black-throated Diver

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 44

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Red-throated Diver, plate 45 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Red-throated Diver

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 45

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Great Auk, plate 46 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Great Auk

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 46

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Razorbill, plate 47 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Razorbill

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 47

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Common Guillemot, plate 48 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Common Guillemot

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 48

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Black Guillemot, plate 49 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Black Guillemot

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 49

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Little Auk, plate 50 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Little Auk

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 50

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Puffin, plate 51 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Puffin

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 51

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Cormorant, plate 52 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Cormorant

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 52

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Great Black-backed Gull, plate 55 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Great Black-backed Gull

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 55

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Lesser Black-backed Gull, plate 56 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 56

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Glaucous Gull, plate 57 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Glaucous Gull

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 57

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Iceland Gull, plate 58 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Iceland Gull

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 58

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Herring Gull, plate 59 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Herring Gull

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 59

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Common Gull, plate 60 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Common Gull

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 60

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Kittiwake, plate 61 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Kittiwake

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 61

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Ivory Gull, plate 62 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Ivory Gull

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 62

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Ross’s Gull, plate 63 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Ross’s Gull

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 63

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Black-headed Gull, plate 64 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Black-headed Gull

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 64

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Bonaparte’s Gull, plate 65 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Bonaparte’s Gull

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 65

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Little Gull, plate 66 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Little Gull

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 66

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Sabine’s Gull, plate 67 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Sabine’s Gull

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 67

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Caspian Tern, plate 68 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Caspian Tern

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 68

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Sandwich Tern, plate 69 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Sandwich Tern

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 69

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Common Tern, plate 70 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Common Tern

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 70

22 × 15 in, original size

$185

Roseate Tern, plate 71 of Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 by John Gould

Roseate Tern

Birds of Great Britain, vol. 5, plate 71

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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