Little Australian eagle
Date
1848
Creator
Charles Joseph Hullmandel (1789 - 1850, British) , Lithographer
After
John Gould (1804 - 1881, British) , Ornithologist
Henry Constantine Richter (1821 - 1902, British) , Illustrator
Henry Constantine Richter (1821 - 1902, British) , Illustrator
Object type
Library reference
41607
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 546mm
width (print): 357mm
width (print): 357mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Ornithological study of the little Australian eagle, Hieraaetus morphnoides, Gould, here styled Aquila morphnoïdes. Depicted on a branch at three-fourths of the natural size.
Inscribed ‘AQUILA MORPHNOÏDES: Gould. J. Gould and H. C. Richter delt. C. Hullmandel Imp.’
Illustration from The birds of Australia by John Gould FRS (1848), vol. 1.
John Gould (1804-1881), British ornithologist and publisher, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1843.
Inscribed ‘AQUILA MORPHNOÏDES: Gould. J. Gould and H. C. Richter delt. C. Hullmandel Imp.’
Illustration from The birds of Australia by John Gould FRS (1848), vol. 1.
John Gould (1804-1881), British ornithologist and publisher, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1843.
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