Illustrator.:

Gould, John 1804-1881  Search this

Lithographer:

Sturm, Johann Heinrich Christian Friedrich 1805-1862  Search this

Scharf, George 1788-1860  Search this

Köppel, A.  Search this

Publisher:

Sturm, Johann Wilhelm  Search this

Author:

Owen, Richard 1804-1892 Observations on the anatomy of the toucan German  Search this

Editor:

Wagner, Rudolph 1805-1864  Search this

Illustrator:

Gould, Elizabeth 1804-1841  Search this

Lear, Edward 1812-1888  Search this

Printer of plates:

Flachenecker, J. C.  Search this

Stadler, Fr. active 1841-1847  Search this

Kammerer, Th. active 1841-1847  Search this

Former owner:

Baird, Spencer Fullerton 1823-1887 DSI  Search this

Printer of plates.:

G.N. Renner & Comp.  Search this

Physical description:

[84] pages, [36], II leaves of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 34 cm

Type:

Electronic resources

Date:

1841

1847

1841-1847

Notes:

Issued in 4 parts without title page.

Title and imprint transcribed from the Catalogue of the Edward E. Ayer Ornithological Library's description of the title and imprint appearing upon the paper wrappers of parts 1-4.

No more published; the work as fully envisioned and described in its prospectus was never completed.

"The principal part of the general text is based on Gould's Monograph of the Ramphastidae, 1833-1835, of which it is, in places, a literal translation; but considerable of the matter is rewritten or revised and there are additional species described herein for the first time. The plates are sometimes redrawn and reduced from Gould, but frequently altered or designed afresh, while the illustrations of the new species are entirely new." --Catalogue of the Edward E. Ayer Ornithological Library.

The color plates were lithographed by F. Sturm after illustrations by John Gould, Elizabeth Gould (who is not credited in the plate captions for this edition, but whose name appears on the plates from the 1832-1837 English language edition as an illustrator and lithographer), Edward Lear, and from nature; these plates were printed by J.C. Flachenecker, G.N. Renner & Comp., and Fr. Stadler.

The publication was undertaken without the knowledge of John Gould, who lamented the loss of income from sales of the edition for which he was not the copyright holder. Sauer notes (page 47), "In a three-page letter dated 31 July 1841 from Nuremberg the Sturms wrote that they would have acquainted Gould with their design to publish his work on the Ramphastidae, but he was in Australia."

"Beobachtungen über die Anatomie der Tukane von Richard Owen, mit Zusätzen und einem Nachtrage von Rudolph Wagner", is on pages [77]-[83]. This article is accompanied by two black and white plates numbered I-II which were lithographed by G. Scharf and A. Köppel and printed by Th. Kammerer in München.

Catalogue of the Edward E. Ayer Ornithological Library 256

Sauer, G.C. John Gould, the bird man: a chronology and bibliography, number 10 (pages 46-48)

Nissen, C. Illustrierten Vogelbücher, 379

Also available online.

SCNHRB copy 39088008658387 has the prospectus for this edition ([2] pages) inserted at the front of the volume.

SCNHRB copy has stamps on page [1] of the prospectus: S.F. Baird (twice, once in blue ink and once in red); Library, U.S. National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Apr. 3, 1888; accession no.: 131370.

SCNHRB copy is bound in old green half-leather and marbled paper; raised bands; gilt-lettered spine; marbled endpapers and edges.

Elecresource

Topic:

Toucans  Search this

Call number:

QL696.P57 G697 G1841

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

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