Gould, J.
A toucan, Ramphastos cuvieriWagler. By John Gould.
London, the author, 1854 [REPRINT Mergus, Germany]. (64.1 x 49.5 cm). Full colour facsimile.
A stunning, gigantic plate by the famous bird painter and ornithologist John Gould (1804-1881), depicting a white-throated toucan, a bird from tropical South America, in particular Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, and Brazil. This magnificent illustration was first published in Gould's famous A Monograph of the Ramphastidae, or Family of Toucans (1854) . This species was named after the great French zoologist George Cuvier. This excellent reproduction is faithful to the original in every detail. An excellent, clean copy.

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