White-bellied sea-eagle
Date
1848
After
John Gould (1804 - 1881, British) , Ornithologist
Elizabeth Gould (1804 - 1841, British) , Illustrator
Elizabeth Gould (1804 - 1841, 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 white-bellied sea-eagle, Ichthyaëtus leucogaster. Showing a mature bird with white and grey plumage in the foreground at half the natural size and a juvenile beyond with muted brown feathers.
Inscribed ‘ICHTHYIA ËTUS LEUCOGASTER. J & E Gould delt.’
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 ‘ICHTHYIA ËTUS LEUCOGASTER. J & E Gould delt.’
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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