John Gould (1804-1881), Nyroca ferina [Pochard] Frame:Gold Prevost's intention with his works

Prevost's intention with his works was not primarily scientific

It serves as a visual representation of the government's attempts to regulate and confine Native populations

allowing him to more accurately know the geography of the region than any other European at the time

and his work contributed toward making London the 'universal centre of cartographic progress

in the Ptolemaic fashion taken from the Canary Islands towards the East

John Gould (1804-1881), Nyroca ferina [Pochard] Frame:Gold Prevost's intention with his worksJohn Gould (1804 1881) Nyroca ferina [Pochard] from The Birds of Great Britain Vol. V Published: London, 1873 Aquatint engraving with original hand coloring Paper size: 21 3 8" x 14 1 2" John Gould (18041881) conceived a massive project: to illustrate the worlds birds in a regal format. He is best known for his multi volume works on the birds of every continent but Africa. Following the success of his 1837 "Birds of Europe" and the [1840]1869 "Birds