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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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Griffon Vulture- A History of British Birds - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Griffon Vulture- A History of British Birds c.1866 €44,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.0" x 5.0"

Year: c.1866

Honey Buzzard, Hawk- A History of British Birds - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Honey Buzzard, Hawk- A History of British Birds c.1866 €44,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.0" x 5.0"

Year: c.1866

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Buzzard, Hawk- A History of British Birds - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Buzzard, Hawk- A History of British Birds c.1866 €44,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.0" x 5.0"

Year: c.1866

Egyptian Vulture- A History of British Birds - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Egyptian Vulture- A History of British Birds c.1866 €44,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.0" x 5.0"

Year: c.1866

Swallow-Tailed Kite, Eagle- A History of British Birds - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Swallow-Tailed Kite, Eagle- A History of British Birds c.1866 €44,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.0" x 7.0"

Year: c.1866

Thrasher Shark- Fishes of the British Islands - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Thrasher Shark- Fishes of the British Islands c.1878 €44,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1878

Spotted Eagle- A History of British Birds - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Spotted Eagle- A History of British Birds c.1866 €44,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.0" x 5.0"

Year: c.1866

Greenland Shark- Fishes of the British Islands - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Greenland Shark- Fishes of the British Islands c.1878 €44,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1878

Picked Dog and Young Shark- Fishes of the British Islands - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Picked Dog and Young Shark- Fishes of the British Islands c.1878 €44,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1878

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Sea Eagle- A History of British Birds - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Sea Eagle- A History of British Birds c.1866 €44,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.0" x 5.0"

Year: c.1866

Six-Gilled Shark- Fishes of the British Islands - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Six-Gilled Shark- Fishes of the British Islands c.1878 €44,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1878

Rashleigh Shark- A History of the Fishes of the British Islands - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Rashleigh Shark- Fishes of the British Islands c.1878 €44,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1878

Jer-Falcon- A History of British Birds - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Jer-Falcon- A History of British Birds c.1866 €44,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.0" x 5.0"

Year: c.1866

Spinous Shark- Fishes of the British Islands - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Spinous Shark- Fishes of the British Islands c.1878 €44,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1878

Flora Von Deutschland Plates 1
Raphanistrum Lampsana- Flowers of Germany c.1904 €31,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 6.0"

Year: c.1904

Flora Von Deutschland Plates 2
Fumaria Officinalis- Flowers of Germany c.1904 €31,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 6.0"

Year: c.1904

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Flora Von Deutschland Plates 3
European Gooseberry- Flowers of Germany c.1904 €31,95 EUR

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 €31,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 6.0"

Year: c.1904

Flora Von Deutschland Plates 6
Cerastium Arvense- Flowers of Germany c.1904 €31,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 6.0"

Year: c.1904

Flora Von Deutschland Plates 8
Muschelblümchen- Flowers of Germany c.1904 €31,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 6.0"

Year: c.1904

Flora Von Deutschland Plates 9
Saxifraga- Flowers of Germany c.1904 €31,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 6.0"

Year: c.1904

Flora Von Deutschland Plates 10
Berberis Vulgaris- Flowers of Germany c.1904 €31,95 EUR

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 €31,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 6.0"

Year: c.1904

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Flora Von Deutschland Plates 14
Iberis Intermedia and Iberis Amara- Flowers of Germany c.1904 €31,95 EUR

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 €31,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 6.0"

Year: c.1904

Flora Von Deutschland Plates 16
Cheiranthus Cheiri- Flowers of Germany c.1904 €31,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 6.0"

Year: c.1904

Baptism Canopy, Gothic Details & Architecture - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Baptism Canopy, Gothic Details & Architecture c.1905 €31,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 15.5" x 11.25"

Year: c.1905

Birds of the Forests - Original Vintage Poster
Birds of the Forests c.1965 €213,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 30.0" x 20.0"

Year: c.1965

Winter Birds - Original Vintage Poster
Winter Birds c.1965 €213,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 30.0" x 19.0"

Year: c.1965

Birds of Field and Garden - Original Vintage Poster
Birds of Field and Garden c.1965 €213,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 29.5" x 19.25"

Year: c.1965

Industrial Education Scroll - Original Vintage Poster
Industrial Education Scroll c.1913 €124,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 24.75" x 19.0"

Year: c.1913

Gold and Silver Refining- Copper Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Gold and Silver Refining- Copper Engraving c.1747 €75,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.0" x 11.0"

Year: c.1747

Plate 16
Pelvic Arteries, Neck Nerves- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €75,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.25" x 7.5"

Year: c.1834

Plate 17
Head & Neck Arteries- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €75,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.0" x 7.5"

Year: c.1834

Plate 19
Facial Anatomy & Toxicology- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €75,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.0" x 7.5"

Year: c.1834

Plate 25 - Original Antique Print:
Back, Uterus & Fetal Anatomy- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €75,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.0" x 7.5"

Year: c.1834

Plate 29
Leg Arteries- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €75,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.25" x 7.0"

Year: c.1834

Plate 41
Arm & Eye Anatomy- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €53,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 10.75" x 7.25"

Year: c.1834

Plate 42
Chest & Abdominal Arteries- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €75,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 10.5" x 7.25"

Year: c.1834

Plate 43
Lower Leg Veins- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €75,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 10.75" x 7.25"

Year: c.1834

Plate 71
Arm & Hand Muscles- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €53,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.0" x 7.25"

Year: c.1834

Plate 80
Arm & Hand Nerves- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €53,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.0" x 7.5"

Year: c.1834

Plate 81
Intestinal Lymph Vessels- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €75,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.0" x 7.5"

Year: c.1834

Plate 85
Leg & Foot Bones- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €53,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.0" x 7.0"

Year: c.1834

Plate 89
Heart, Stomach & Intestines- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €75,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.0" x 7.25"

Year: c.1834

Plate 90
Leg Nerves- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €53,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 10.75" x 7.25"

Year: c.1834

Plate 91
Major Torso Veins- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €53,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.0" x 7.25"

Year: c.1834

Plate 92
Groin & Kidney Lymph Vessels- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €75,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.0" x 7.0"

Year: c.1834

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