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The Birds of Australia

By John Gould, 1804-1881

John Gould (1804-1881) published The Birds of Australia between 1840 and 1848: seven volumes with 600 hand-coloured lithographs, the first comprehensive survey of the continent’s birds. Gould and his wife Elizabeth collected in Australia from 1838; she drew 84 plates before her death in 1841, and H. C. Richter worked most of the rest up from her drawings.

Published
1840-1848
Format
Imperial folio
Sheet
15 × 22 in, original size
Volumes
2
In our collection
140 prints
All 140 plates as a list
Photograph of John Gould standing beside a table
John Gould (1804-1881).

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White-throated Flycatcher, plate 97 of The Birds of Australia, Vol. 2 by John Gould

White-throated Flycatcher

The Birds of Australia, vol. 2, plate 97

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Fucous Gerygone, plate 98 of The Birds of Australia, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Fucous Gerygone

The Birds of Australia, vol. 2, plate 98

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Western Gerygone, plate 99 of The Birds of Australia, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Western Gerygone

The Birds of Australia, vol. 2, plate 99

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Great-billed Gerygone, plate 100 of The Birds of Australia, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Great-billed Gerygone

The Birds of Australia, vol. 2, plate 100

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Buff-breasted Gerygone, plate 101 of The Birds of Australia, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Buff-breasted Gerygone

The Birds of Australia, vol. 2, plate 101

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Green-backed Gerygone, plate 102 of The Birds of Australia, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Green-backed Gerygone

The Birds of Australia, vol. 2, plate 102

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Short-billed Smicrornis, plate 103 of The Birds of Australia, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Short-billed Smicrornis

The Birds of Australia, vol. 2, plate 103

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

Yellow-tinted Smicrornis, plate 104 of The Birds of Australia, Vol. 2 by John Gould

Yellow-tinted Smicrornis

The Birds of Australia, vol. 2, plate 104

15 × 22 in, original size

$185

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The complete set

The Birds of Australia is also available as a complete set: every plate we hold, as a facsimile at the original size, with a title page, a contents page and a certificate, in a Solander box.

Limited to 50 sets. Price on request.

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