John Gould (1804-1881), Oidemia nigra [Scoter] Frame:unframed An alliance between Great Britain

An alliance between Great Britain and Texas would wreck the Southern cotton trade and as the British became more intent on their courtship of the Texas Republic

Baird's Bunting (Plate 500)

and thence by descent

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proving to be the finest and most accurate maps of New York prior to the close of the Revolution and the standard thereafter for some years to follow

John Gould (1804-1881), Oidemia nigra [Scoter] Frame:unframed An alliance between Great BritainJohn Gould (1804 1881) Oidemia nigra [Scoter] 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 the [1840]1869 "Birds of