Annotated copy of La Trobe Library journal. 1968 Oct.

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Annotated copy of La Trobe Library journal. 1968 Oct.

Comprises copy of the La Trobe Library journal, Vol.1 No.2, October 1968, containing article entitled "Collection of John Gould manuscripts and drawings" which has been annotated by the author.

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State Library of Victoria. Australian Manuscripts Collection.

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McEvey, Allan

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Gould, John, 1804-1881

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By the time of his death in 1881, John Gould was the most acclaimed publisher of illustrated orinthology in Europe. Hummingbirds were his favorite species. To capture on paper the bright iridescent color of the plumage, Gould developed a special forumla of oils and color over gold leaf. From the description of Phaethornis philippi (Philippi's hermit) print. (College of Charleston). WorldCat record id: 166261106 Gould was an ornithologist. From the description of ...