J. GOULD H.C. RICHTER or W. HART (19th century ENGLISH SCHOO - Lot 8

J. GOULD H.C. RICHTER or W. HART (19th century ENGLISH SCHOOL) "Platycercus Icterotis - Dorifera Veraguensis - Trogon Ambiguus - Spathura Solstitialis - Psephotus Pulcherrimus - Trogon Temnurus Suite of six color engravings from "The Birds of Australia", printed by Hullmandel Walton or Walter. Sight: H_37 cm - W_27.5 cm (under glass; one broken) Note: John Gould (1804 - 1881), was a British ornithologist and naturalist. In 1838, Gould traveled to Australia to study birds and produce the first scientific work on the subject. His collector, John Gilbert, accompanied him. John Gould published an account of his observations in "The Birds of Australia" in seven volumes (1840-1848), in which he presented 600 birds, 328 of them new to science.