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Natural history illustration flourished in the 18th and 19th centuries, when scientific expeditions returned with specimens no European audience had ever seen. Publishers and learned societies commissioned artists to render birds, botanicals, insects, and sea creatures with a precision that doubled as beauty. The tradition carried into the 20th century through magazines and museum print programs. The pieces shown here are period originals from that lineage.
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Natural History

Natural history illustration flourished in the 18th and 19th centuries, when scientific expeditions returned with specimens no European audience had ever seen. Publishers and learned societies commissioned artists to render birds, botanicals, insects, and sea creatures with a precision that doubled as beauty. The tradition carried into the 20th century through magazines and museum print programs. The pieces shown here are period originals from that lineage.

Mars, The Red Planet- National Geographic - Original Vintage Poster
Mars, The Red Planet- National Geographic c.1973 $160.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 24.0" x 37.0"

Year: c.1973

Lunaria Rediviva - Antique Botanical Print - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Lunaria Rediviva - Antique Botanical Print c.1904 $35.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 6.0"

Year: c.1904

Squirrel Opossum & Badger- Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Squirrel Opossum & Badger- Hand Colored Engraving c.1811 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 5.25"

Year: c.1811

Spinous Shark- Fishes of the British Islands - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Spinous Shark- Fishes of the British Islands c.1878 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1878

Bats, Mammals- Stone Lithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Bats, Mammals- Stone Lithograph c.1824 $185.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 9.5" x 12.5"

Year: c.1824

Toper and Young Shark- Fishes of the British Islands - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Toper and Young Shark- Fishes of the British Islands c.1878 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1878

The Dead Sioux, Battle of Little Bighorn - Original Antique Print:
The Dead Sioux, Battle of Little Bighorn c.1881 $85.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 10.25" x 7.25"

Year: c.1881

Cotton Leaf Blight- USDA Report - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Cotton Leaf Blight- USDA Report c.1887 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 9.0" x 5.75"

Year: c.1887

Pectoral Sandpiper- Birds of Pennsylvania - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Pectoral Sandpiper- Birds of Pennsylvania c.1890 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 9.25"

Year: c.1890

Eagle Feathers- Copper Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Eagle Feathers- Copper Engraving c.1775 $150.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 12.0" x 9.0"

Year: c.1775

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Baroque Conchology, Steel Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Baroque Conchology, Steel Engraving c.1684 $245.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 6.0"

Year: c.1684

Baroque Conchology, Steel Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Baroque Conchology, Steel Engraving c.1684 $245.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 6.0"

Year: c.1684

Tasmanian Devil, Kangaroo, Wombat - Original Vintage Illustration
Tasmanian Devil, Kangaroo, Wombat c.1880 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.0" x 9.5"

Year: c.1880

Flying Colugo- Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Flying Colugo- Hand Colored Engraving c.1811 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 5.25" x 8.5"

Year: c.1811

Cicadas- Copper Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Cicadas- Copper Engraving c.1775 $125.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 12.0" x 9.0"

Year: c.1775

Spongilla Flies- NY Forest, Fish, Game Commission - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Spongilla Flies- NY Forest, Fish, Game Commission c.1902 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.0" x 8.0"

Year: c.1902

Primate Skeleton- Copper Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Primate Skeleton- Copper Engraving c.1775 $115.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 12.5" x 9.0"

Year: c.1775

Golden Eagle- A History of British Birds - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Golden Eagle- A History of British Birds c.1866 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.0" x 5.0"

Year: c.1866

La Chauve Souris Commune- Steel Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
La Chauve Souris Commune- Steel Engraving c.1831 $65.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 5.0" x 8.0"

Year: c.1831

Simulium Society- NY Forest, Fish, Game Commission - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Simulium Society- NY Forest, Fish, Game Commission c.1902 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.0" x 8.0"

Year: c.1902

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Griffon Vulture- A History of British Birds - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Griffon Vulture- A History of British Birds c.1866 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.0" x 5.0"

Year: c.1866

Kite, Eagle- A History of British Birds - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Kite, Eagle- A History of British Birds c.1866 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.0" x 5.0"

Year: c.1866

Flora Von Deutschland Plates 9
Saxifraga- Flowers of Germany c.1904 $35.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 6.0"

Year: c.1904

Flora Von Deutschland Plates 5
Gypsophila Paniculata- Flowers of Germany c.1904 $35.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 6.0"

Year: c.1904

Sea Eagle- A History of British Birds - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Sea Eagle- A History of British Birds c.1866 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.0" x 5.0"

Year: c.1866

Thrasher Shark- Fishes of the British Islands - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Thrasher Shark- Fishes of the British Islands c.1878 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1878

Great Squirrel- Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Great Squirrel- Hand Colored Engraving c.1811 $25.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 5.25" x 8.5"

Year: c.1811

Honey Buzzard, Hawk- A History of British Birds - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Honey Buzzard, Hawk- A History of British Birds c.1866 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.0" x 5.0"

Year: c.1866

Portulaca Oleracea- Antique Botanical Print - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Portulaca Oleracea- Antique Botanical Print c.1904 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 6.0"

Year: c.1904

Spotted Eagle- A History of British Birds - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Spotted Eagle- A History of British Birds c.1866 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.0" x 5.0"

Year: c.1866

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La Cephalote- Steel Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
La Cephalote- Steel Engraving c.1831 $65.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 5.0" x 7.75"

Year: c.1831

Houndfish, Sharks- Hand Colored Stone Lithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Houndfish, Sharks- Hand Colored Stone Lithograph c.1833 $180.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 13.75" x 8.75"

Year: c.1833

Flora Von Deutschland Plates 3
European Gooseberry- Flowers of Germany c.1904 $35.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 6.0"

Year: c.1904

Hedgehog, Water Shrew- Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Hedgehog, Water Shrew- Hand Colored Engraving c.1811 $35.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 5.25" x 8.5"

Year: c.1811

Bat Species- Hand Colored Steel Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Bat Species- Hand Colored Steel Engraving c.1862 $95.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.5" x 10.5"

Year: c.1862

Dromedary and Bactrian Camel - Original Antique Print:
Dromedary and Bactrian Camel c.1880 $85.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 12.0" x 16.0"

Year: c.1880

Flora Von Deutschland Plates 10
Berberis Vulgaris- Flowers of Germany c.1904 $35.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 6.0"

Year: c.1904

Indian Book - Original Vintage Publication:
The Story of a Blackfoot Boy c.1938 $85.00 USD

Item Type: Magazine/Book

Size: 13.0" x 9.5"

Year: c.1938

Vanity Fair Prints 19th Cent Lot of 10 Caricatures. Scientists Illustration - Authentic Vintage Posters
Sir Edwin Ray Lankester- Vanity Fair Illustration c.1905 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 15.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1905

Anthracnose of the Bean- USDA Report - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Anthracnose of the Bean- USDA Report c.1887 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 9.0" x 5.75"

Year: c.1887

Birds' Eggs- Antique Print - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Birds' Eggs- Antique Print c.1895 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.5" x 5.0"

Year: c.1895

Bartramian Sandpiper- Birds of Pennsylvania - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Bartramian Sandpiper- Birds of Pennsylvania c.1890 $45.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 9.25"

Year: c.1890

Cytinus Hypocistis L.- Antique Botanical Print - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Cytinus Hypocistis L.- Antique Botanical Print c.1904 $45.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 6.0"

Year: c.1904

Flora Von Deutschland Plates 15
Rumex Maritimus and Rumex Crispus- Flowers of Germany c.1904 $35.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 6.0"

Year: c.1904

Buzzard, Hawk- A History of British Birds - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Buzzard, Hawk- A History of British Birds c.1866 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.0" x 5.0"

Year: c.1866

Flora Von Deutschland Plates 14
Iberis Intermedia and Iberis Amara- Flowers of Germany c.1904 $35.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 6.0"

Year: c.1904

Flora Von Deutschland Plates 12
Illecebrum verticillatum- Flowers of Germany c.1904 $35.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 6.0"

Year: c.1904

Green-winged Teal- Birds of Pennsylvania - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Green-winged Teal- Birds of Pennsylvania c.1890 $45.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 9.25"

Year: c.1890

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