John Gould (1804-1881), Podiceps minor [Little Grebe or Dabchick] 12_10_24 #### Key Significance

#### Key Significance

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Claudius Ptolemaeus was a second-century philosopher living in Roman Alexandria in Egypt

including Samuel Purchas’ Hakluytus Posthumus or Purchas his Pilgrimes (1625)

6 ⅕” x 21 ⅗”

John Gould (1804-1881), Podiceps minor [Little Grebe or Dabchick] 12_10_24 #### Key SignificanceJohn Gould (1804 1881) Podiceps minor [Little Grebe or Dabchick] 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