John Gould (1804-1881), Sterna hirundo [Common Tern] Frame:unframed This finely engraved maritime chart

This finely engraved maritime chart by Mark Tiddeman presents one of the most important colonial-era depictions of New York Harbor

state boundaries

was central to the city's defense and the focus of multiple sieges

rounded edges on the outside

Unlike those artists

John Gould (1804-1881), Sterna hirundo [Common Tern] Frame:unframed This finely engraved maritime chartJohn Gould (1804 1881) Sterna hirundo [Common Tern] 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