John Gould (1804-1881), Stercorarius pomatorhinus [Pomatorhine Skua] View & Exploration in the late 1830s

in the late 1830s

and that “Lear” is an anagram of “Earl

originally of Piedmont

The map is one of the earliest to include Augustine Herrman's cartography for Virginia and Maryland

probably produced to commemorate the secret cession of the area from France to Spain in the Treaty of Fontainebleau at the end of the Seven Years' War

John Gould (1804-1881), Stercorarius pomatorhinus [Pomatorhine Skua] View & Exploration in the late 1830sJohn Gould (1804 1881) Stercorarius pomatorhinus [Pomatorhine Skua] from The Birds of Great Britain Vol. V Published: London, 1873 Aquatint engraving with original hand coloring Paper size: 21 3 8" x 14 1 2" John Gould (18041881) conceived a massive project: to illustrate the worlds birds in a regal format. He is best known for his multi volume works on the birds of every continent but Africa. Following the success of his 1837 "Birds of Europe" and