John Gould (1804-1881), Hydrochelidon leucoptera [White-winged Tern] European Paintings The map presents China with

The map presents China with considerable detail

and certainly one of his great masterpieces

which shows not the eastern and western hemispheres

this was the most influential map in the transition from California as an island to a peninsula in the eighteenth century

The verso includes a woodblock printed diagram and lists the most important elements of sea charts

John Gould (1804-1881), Hydrochelidon leucoptera [White-winged Tern] European Paintings The map presents China withJohn Gould (1804 1881) Hydrochelidon leucoptera [White winged 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