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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.

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Codling Moth- USDA Report - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Codling Moth- USDA Report c.1887 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 9.0" x 5.75"

Year: c.1887

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Russia in Asia- Cram's Atlas - Authentic Vintage Map
Russia in Asia- Cram's Atlas c.1889 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Map

Size: 14.5" x 11.0"

Year: c.1889

Fly Catcher, Phoebe, PeWee- Chromolithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Fly Catcher, Phoebe, PeWee- Chromolithograph c.1890 $45.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 9.5" x 6.0"

Year: c.1890

Barred Owl, Saw-Whet Owl- Chromolithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Barred Owl, Saw-Whet Owl- Chromolithograph c.1890 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 9.5" x 6.0"

Year: c.1890

Fish Hawk- Chromolithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Fish Hawk- Chromolithograph c.1890 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 9.5" x 6.0"

Year: c.1890

Museum fur Gestaltung, Zurich - Authentic Vintage Poster
Museum fur Gestaltung, Zurich c.1990 $400.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 50.0" x 35.5"

Year: c.1990

Exotic Moths- Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Exotic Moths- Hand Colored Engraving c.1880 $35.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.0" x 5.0"

Year: c.1880

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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English Pointers- NY Forest, Fish, Game Comission - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
English Pointers- NY Forest, Fish, Game Comission c.1902 $45.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.0" x 11.0"

Year: c.1902

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

Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph c.1900 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.5" x 5.25"

Year: c.1900

Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph c.1900 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.5" x 5.25"

Year: c.1900

Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph c.1900 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.5" x 5.25"

Year: c.1900

Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph c.1900 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.5" x 5.25"

Year: c.1900

Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph c.1900 $35.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.5" x 5.25"

Year: c.1900

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Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph c.1900 $35.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.5" x 5.25"

Year: c.1900

Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph c.1900 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.5" x 5.25"

Year: c.1900

Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph c.1900 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.5" x 5.25"

Year: c.1900

Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph c.1900 $35.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.5" x 5.25"

Year: c.1900

Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph c.1900 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.5" x 5.25"

Year: c.1900

Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph c.1900 $35.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.5" x 5.25"

Year: c.1900

Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph c.1900 $35.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.5" x 5.25"

Year: c.1900

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Animal Kingdom, Marine Life- Chromolithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Animal Kingdom, Marine Life- Chromolithograph c.1880 $95.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 12.5" x 16.0"

Year: c.1880

The Wonder Horn, Gothic Details & Architecture - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
The Wonder Horn, Gothic Details & Architecture c.1905 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 15.5" x 11.25"

Year: c.1905

Jesus and Carved Cross, Gothic Details & Architecture - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Jesus and Carved Cross, Gothic Details & Architecture c.1905 $60.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 15.5" x 11.25"

Year: c.1905

British Conchology- Hand-Colored Lithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
British Conchology- Hand-Colored Lithograph c.1854 $75.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.5" x 5.0"

Year: c.1854

The Air Pump- Copper Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
The Air Pump- Copper Engraving c.1747 $65.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.0" x 5.0"

Year: c.1747

Electrical Experiments by L’Abbé Nolet - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Electrical Experiments by L’Abbé Nolet c.1747 $110.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.0" x 5.0"

Year: c.1747

Blowing and Casting Glass- Copper Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Blowing and Casting Glass- Copper Engraving c.1747 $85.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.0" x 10.25"

Year: c.1747

Artisan at the Loom- Copper Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Artisan at the Loom- Copper Engraving c.1747 $85.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 9.0" x 9.75"

Year: c.1747

Wine and Cider Press- Copper Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Wine and Cider Press- Copper Engraving c.1747 $110.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.0" x 9.75"

Year: c.1747

Silk Spinners at Work- Copper Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Silk Spinners at Work- Copper Engraving c.1747 $85.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1747

Willem Boosman Compass- Antique Print - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Willem Boosman Compass- Antique Print c.1885 $85.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.0" x 8.0"

Year: c.1885

W. Boosman Compass- Antique Print - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
W. Boosman Compass- Antique Print c.1885 $75.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.5" x 6.5"

Year: c.1885

Marsh Hawk- Birds of Pennsylvania - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Marsh Hawk- Birds of Pennsylvania c.1890 $45.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 9.25" x 6.0"

Year: c.1890

Pigeon & Duck Hawk- Birds of Pennsylvania - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Pigeon & Duck Hawk- Birds of Pennsylvania c.1890 $45.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 9.25"

Year: c.1890

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

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

Sharp-shinned Hawk- Birds of Pennsylvania - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Sharp-shinned Hawk- Birds of Pennsylvania c.1890 $45.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 9.25" x 6.0"

Year: c.1890

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

Bird Anatomy- Birds of Pennsylvania - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Bird Anatomy- Birds of Pennsylvania c.1890 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 6.0"

Year: c.1890

Natural History, Men of the Day- Vanity Fair - Original Vintage Illustration
Natural History, Men of the Day- Vanity Fair c.1905 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 15.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1905

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

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

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1878

Rough-Legged Buzzard, Hawk- A History of British Birds - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Rough-Legged 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

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

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

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1878

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

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