Family of Hummingbirds
By John Gould, 1804-1881
John Gould (1804-1881) published A Monograph of the Trochilidae, or Family of Hummingbirds between 1849 and 1861: five volumes with 360 hand-coloured lithographs. Most plates show two or three birds among plants, at least one of them in flight to show the colour of its feathers.
- Published
- 1849-1861
- Format
- Imperial folio
- Sheet
- 15 × 22 in, original size
- Volumes
- 4
- In our collection
- 280 prints
All 280 prints
280 prints
Gorgeted Sun Angel
$185
Spence’s Sun Angel
$185
Amethystine Sun Angel
$185
Mars
$185
Rainbow
$185
Bolivian Rainbow
$185
Brazilian Ruby
$185
Banded Ruby
$185
Collared Inca
$185
Green-throated Inca
$185
Conrad’s Inca
$185
Inca
$185
Coeligene
$185
Purple Coeligene
$185
Wilson’s Coeligene
$185
Long-billed Starthroat
$185
Constant’s Starthroat
$185
Pine Starthroat
$185
Stripe-breasted Starthroat
$185
Angela Starthroat
$185
White-throated Oreopyra
$185
Chilian Firecrown
$185
Stokes’ Hummingbird
$185
Cinnamon Firecrown
$185
Lilac-throat
$185
Equatorial Lilac-throat
$185
Coppery-bellied Puff-leg
$185
Olive-colourd Puff-leg
$185
Long-billed Puff-leg
$185
Buquet’s Puff-leg
$185
Mosquera’s Puff-leg
$185
Glowing Puff-leg
$185
Black-breasted Puff-leg
$185
Godin’s Puff-leg
$185
D’Orbigny’s Puff-leg
$185
Derby’s Puff-leg
$185
Metallic Puff-leg
$185
Scaly Puff-leg
$185
Hoary Puff-leg
$185
Aurelia’s Puff-leg
$185
Complete sets
Family of Hummingbirds 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.