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A Monograph of the Ramphastidae, or Family of Toucans, Second Edition

National Collection of Qatar

Currently not on display
Title:
A Monograph of the Ramphastidae, or Family of Toucans, Second Edition
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Author:
John Gould
Production place:
London
Date:
1854
Period:
19th century CE
Material:
Leather, Gold, Cardboard, Paper, Printing Ink
Technique:
Binding, Engraving, Printing
Dimensions:
56 × 38.5 × 4 cm

This monograph is considered one of Gould’s most beautiful and influential works. It helped elevate bird illustration to both a scientific and artistic discipline and remains valuable to historians, collectors and ornithologists.

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