Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.9482
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‘Ramphastos ariel’
Date
1834
Creator
Object type
Library reference
41611
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 560mm
width (print): 370mm
width (print): 370mm
Subject
Content object
Description
The ariel toucan (now classified as Ramphastos vitellinus ariel). Illustration from A monograph of the Ramphastidae, or family of toucans, by John Gould (London, 1834).
Object history
Elizabeth Gould (nee Coxen), John Gould’s wife, was trained in the art of lithography by Edward Lear.
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