The Bird: The Great Age of Avian Illustration

Celebrating the beautiful world of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century ornithological illustration The splendour of birds has always inspired the human imagination, leading to incredible discoveries and creations. This book celebrates the lavish illustrations produced during a time of exceptional scientific, artistic and geographic discovery. From John James Audubon and Alexander Wilson to Edward Lear and Elizabeth Gould, the artists and explorers featured in this book produced some of the most beautiful illustrations ever printed, and their work transformed our understanding of the wonderful world of birds.