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Scientific Illustration

Scientific illustration developed as a serious discipline in the 18th and early 19th centuries, when naturalists needed accurate visual records of species being catalogued for the first time. Engravers worked closely with scientists to render anatomy with precision, and hand-coloring added a layer of craft that made the best plates genuinely beautiful objects. The tradition produced some of the most detailed and visually compelling work on paper from that era. What's shown here are period originals from that lineage.
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Scientific Illustration

Scientific illustration developed as a serious discipline in the 18th and early 19th centuries, when naturalists needed accurate visual records of species being catalogued for the first time. Engravers worked closely with scientists to render anatomy with precision, and hand-coloring added a layer of craft that made the best plates genuinely beautiful objects. The tradition produced some of the most detailed and visually compelling work on paper from that era. What's shown here are period originals from that lineage.

Cassida Beetle, Antique Engraving - Original Antique Print:
Cassida Beetle, Antique Engraving c.1805 $25.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 5.5"

Year: c.1805

Rove Beetles- Antique Copper Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Rove Beetles- Antique Copper Engraving c.1805 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 5.5"

Year: c.1805

Entemology - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Entemology c.1812 $20.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Year: c.1812

Beetles, Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Beetles, Hand Colored Engraving c.1835 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.5" x 4.0"

Year: c.1835

Beetles & Insects, Hand-Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Beetles & Insects, Hand-Colored Engraving c.1835 $45.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 4.25" x 6.5"

Year: c.1835

Golden Ground Beetle, Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Golden Ground Beetle, Hand Colored Engraving c.1835 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 4.0"

Year: c.1835

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

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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

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

Long Tailed Manis- Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Long Tailed Manis- Hand Colored Engraving c.1811 $25.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 5.25" x 8.5"

Year: c.1811

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

Barbary Squirrel & Virginian Flying Do- Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Barbary Squirrel & Virginian Flying Do- Hand Colored Engraving c.1811 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 5.25"

Year: c.1811

Petaurine Opposum- Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Petaurine Opposum- Hand Colored Engraving c.1811 $20.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 5.25" x 8.5"

Year: c.1811

Treehopper Insects, Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Treehopper Insects, Hand Colored Engraving c.1832 $25.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 5.5"

Year: c.1832

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Beetles & Insects, Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Beetles & Insects, Hand Colored Engraving c.1840 $45.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.5" x 4.25"

Year: c.1840

Beetles & Insects, Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Beetles & Insects, Hand Colored Engraving c.1840 $45.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.5" x 4.25"

Year: c.1840

Beetles & Insects, Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Beetles & Insects, Hand Colored Engraving c.1840 $45.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.5" x 4.25"

Year: c.1840

Bees, Gadfly, Horsefly, & Mosquito, Hand Colored Engraving - Original Antique Print:
Bees, Gadfly, Horsefly, & Mosquito, Hand Colored Engraving c.1868 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 13.5" x 17.0"

Year: c.1868

Bird Eggs, Antique Chromolithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Bird Eggs, Antique Chromolithograph c.1895 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.75" x 9.75"

Year: c.1895

Sagra Buqueti Beetles, Hand-Colored Antique Print - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Sagra Buqueti Beetles, Hand-Colored Antique Print c.1835 $45.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.9" x 3.9"

Year: c.1835

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

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Edwards Bat- Hand-Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Edwards Bat- Hand-Colored Engraving c.1837 $125.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.25" x 11.0"

Year: c.1837

Flying Fish- Hand Colored Stone Lithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Flying Fish- Hand Colored Stone Lithograph c.1833 $275.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 19.0" x 13.0"

Year: c.1833

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

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

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

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 5.0" x 8.0"

Year: c.1831

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

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

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 5.0" x 7.75"

Year: c.1831

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

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 5.0" x 7.75"

Year: c.1831

La Fer a Cheval- Steel Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
La Fer a Cheval- Steel Engraving c.1831 $65.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 4.75" x 7.75"

Year: c.1831

Mattheus Merian Snakes- Antique Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Mattheus Merian Snakes- Antique Engraving c.1650 $125.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 14.0" x 8.5"

Year: c.1650

Brodtman Rodents- Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Brodtman Rodents- Hand Colored Engraving c.1816 $75.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 16.75" x 13.5"

Year: c.1816

Wissembourg, Gorilla N°204 - Authentic Vintage Poster
Wissembourg, Gorilla N°204 c.1880 $1,250.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 50.75" x 23.0"

Year: c.1880

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

With Huge Gory Jaws, Victorian Wolf Puzzle - Original Antique Print:
With Huge Gory Jaws, Victorian Wolf Puzzle c.1880 $140.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 9.5" x 10.25"

Year: c.1880

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

Fuglans Regia L. - Antique Botanical Print - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Fuglans Regia L. - Antique Botanical Print c.1904 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 6.0"

Year: c.1904

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

Isatis Tinctotia- Antique Botanical Print - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Isatis Tinctotia- Antique Botanical Print c.1904 $35.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 6.0"

Year: c.1904

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

Duchy of Brunswick, Coat of Arms - Original Vintage Poster
Duchy of Brunswick, Coat of Arms c.1880 $350.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 23.0" x 27.0"

Year: c.1880

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

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.75" x 8.75"

Year: c.1775

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

Natural History Antique Print- Beatles - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Natural History Antique Print- Beetles c.1775 $120.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 12.5" x 9.0"

Year: c.1775

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

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

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

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