Old World Map of Bird Distribution by Johnston, 1856: Biogeographic zones, European birds chart holland the map is a celebration

the map is a celebration of Australia’s dramatic geography

Local people in traditional attire

this map ties personal moments with historical allure

dating back to the 1870s

Old World Map of Bird Distribution by Johnston, 1856: Biogeographic zones, European birds chart holland the map is a celebrationZoological Geography, issued by Alexander Keith Johnston, F. R. G. S., in 1856, is a consummate Victorian union of science and art. Conceived as the second edition of a pioneering plate first published in 1848, it channels the mid 19th centurys new ambition to map life itself. Johnston translates the burgeoning discipline of zoological geography into a global portrait of avifauna, tracing where birds liveand whyacross climates and continents. The