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- Gould stayed with Bennett whenever he visited Sydney and used the Museum's collection to familiarise himself with the native fauna before going into the field to locate his own specimens.
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The Australian Museum had been in existence for barely a decade when John Gould arrived in Sydney in February 1839. At the time of Gould's visit, the Museum was situated on the ground floor of the old Chief Justice's house, in Macquarie Place.
- John Gould the Artist
John Gould in Australia. For much of his life, Gould gained...
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John Gould decided he would publish the first comprehensive...
- John Gould the Artist
John Gould in Australia. For much of his life, Gould gained access to material by working the international specimen trade and coordinating the activities of his employees and associates out in the field. However, Gould did venture out into the field himself, beginning with his expedition to Australia in 1839.
John Gould's two great contributions to science were taxonomically describing Charles Darwin's Galapagos finches and his descriptions of Australian fauna.
John Gould decided he would publish the first comprehensive work of Australian ornithology – and Elizabeth, of course, would do the illustrations. From 1837, the Goulds worked from specimens sent by collectors in Australia, including the Coxen brothers.
Sep 13, 2018 · In 1840, after spending two years Down Under, Gould began publishing what the Australian Dictionary of Biography calls undoubtedly “the greatest” of his 18 main works, The Birds of Australia...
Mar 19, 2023 · Australian Museum’s archivist Dr Vanessa Finney surveys the text and illustration of a Prince Parrot in an 1840s John Gould volume of ‘Birds of Australia’.
Even after leaving Australia, John Gould corresponded with many scientists and collectors in the colonies, including Frederick McCoy, who was the director of the National Museum of Victoria from 1857 to 1899. These letters detail the sale of specimens, including mammals, insects, shells, and bird skins for the museum's collections, and copies ...
