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The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as ‘catalogs’ and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we’re very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.

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• Resolution: 7488 x 5410
• Year of Print: Late 1800s
• Artist: Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry

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The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as ‘catalogs’ and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we’re very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.

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• Resolution: 8058 x 5601
• Year of Print: Late 1800s
• Artist: Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry

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The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as ‘catalogs’ and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we’re very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.

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• Resolution: 9370 x 10442
• Year of Print: Late 1800s
• Artist: Joh. Enschedé

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The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as ‘catalogs’ and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we’re very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.

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• Resolution: 8886 x 12592
• Year of Print: Late 1800s
• Artist: A Bertrand

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The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as ‘catalogs’ and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we’re very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.

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• Resolution: 9129 x 12482
• Year of Print: Late 1800s
• Artist: A Bertrand

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• Resolution: 6501 x 9657 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1853

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• Resolution: 7273 x 10396 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1804

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You’re looking at a beautifully detailed, lithograph print by Gustave Doré. A French artist, printmaker, illustrator, comics artist, caricaturist, and sculptor who worked primarily with wood-engraving. This particular engraving was sourced from the 1891 ‘Bible Gallery’ book that compiled a collection of Doré’s biblical themed artwork.

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• Resolution: 7884 x 10587 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1891
• Artist: Gustave Dore

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You’re looking at a beautifully handcoloured illustration from the rare ‘Moeurs, Usages Et Costumes de tous les Peuples Du Monde’ by Auguste Wahlen. Published by Librairie Historique-Artistique in 1843-44 (currently selling for ~£450-500). Our series was ex-library from Huddersfield Technical College Library, as evidenced by the library stamp on the vast majority of the images we have available.

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• Resolution: 5582 x 8930 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1843
• Artist: Auguste Wahlen

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You’re looking at a scarce, 229 year old, steel plate engraving from the original “The New Encyclopaedia Or Modern Universal Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences On A New And Improved Plan” by Hall, William Henry, Bedford Row, London, published by C Cooke, London.

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• Resolution: 8300 x 13800 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1791
• Artist: C. Cooke

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You’re looking at an Original pre-1820’s Antique Engraving from a rare copy of Abraham Rees’ “The Cyclopaedia; or, UNIVERSAL DICTIONARY OF ARTS, SCIENCES, and LITERATURE” (Published 1820 by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme)

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• Resolution: 7400 x 9350 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1800s
• Artist: Abraham Rees

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Original Colour Vintage Print from Lorenz Okenfuss’ ‘Oken’s Naturgeschichte’ (Allgemeine Naturgeschichte für alle Stände), with illustrations by Johann Susemihl (1767-1847), and published in Stuttgart by Hoffman between 1839 and 1841. Lorenz Oken (1 August 1779 – 11 August 1851) was a German naturalist, botanist, biologist, and ornithologist. Oken was born Lorenz Okenfuss (German: Okenfuß) in Bohlsbach (now part of Offenburg), Ortenau, Baden, and studied natural history and medicine at the universities of Freiburg and Würzburg. He went on to the University of Göttingen, where he became a Privatdozent (unsalaried lecturer), and shortened his name to Oken. As Lorenz Oken, he published a small work entitled Grundriss der Naturphilosophie, der Theorie der Sinne, mit der darauf gegründeten Classification der Thiere (1802). This was the first of a series of works which established him as a leader of the movement of “Naturphilosophie” in Germany.

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• Resolution: 9500 x 11800 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1836
• Artist: Lorenz Oken

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An original Antique Plate scan from the National Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge. Published by William Mackenzie in 1880. Click on the Artist’s name to see the full collection from this series!

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• Resolution: 8600 x 5500 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1880
• Artist: William Mackenzie

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An original Antique Plate scan from the National Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge. Published by William Mackenzie in 1880. Click on the Artist’s name to see the full collection from this series!

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• Resolution: 8600 x 5500 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1880
• Artist: William Mackenzie

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An original Antique Plate scan from the National Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge. Published by William Mackenzie in 1880. Click on the Artist’s name to see the full collection from this series!

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• Resolution: 8600 x 5500 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1880
• Artist: William Mackenzie

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An original Antique Plate scan from the National Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge. Published by William Mackenzie in 1880. Click on the Artist’s name to see the full collection from this series!

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• Resolution: 7594 x 10009 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1880
• Artist: William Mackenzie

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This beautiful botanical artwork was discovered within the most comprehensive world wide guide to ferns by renowned botanist; Edward Joseph Lowe (1825-1900). Born in Nottinghamshire, published on grasses and ferns and was also an authority on atmospheric phenomena. The first edition was published 1856-60 and serves as a monument to the Victorian passion for ferns illustrated by over 500 colour plates.

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• Resolution: 5965 x 8843 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1856
• Artist: Edward Joseph Lowe

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This beautiful botanical artwork was discovered within the most comprehensive world wide guide to ferns by renowned botanist; Edward Joseph Lowe (1825-1900). Born in Nottinghamshire, published on grasses and ferns and was also an authority on atmospheric phenomena. The first edition was published 1856-60 and serves as a monument to the Victorian passion for ferns illustrated by over 500 colour plates.

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• Resolution: 7039 x 11828 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1856
• Artist: Edward Joseph Lowe

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• Resolution: 7143px x 9455px
• Year of Print: 1836
• Artist: Charles Taylor

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• Resolution: 7587px x 11690px
• Year of Print: 1865
• Artist: Owen Jones

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• Resolution: 9483px x 6164px
• Year of Print: 1897
• Artist: Hedley Peek and F. G. Aflalo

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• Resolution: 9400px x 6044px
• Year of Print: 1897
• Artist: Hedley Peek and F. G. Aflalo

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• Resolution: 9422px x 6048px
• Year of Print: 1897
• Artist: Hedley Peek and F. G. Aflalo

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• Resolution: 10977px x 15480px
• Year of Print: 1866
• Artist: Michel Lienard

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• Resolution: 10338px x 7453px
• Year of Print: 1800's

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• Resolution: 5533px x 8818px
• Year of Print: 1882

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• Resolution: 10593px x 8665px
• Year of Print: 1882

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• Resolution: 7367px x 9385px
• Year of Print: 1800s
• Artist: Abraham Rees

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• Resolution: 7392px x 9462px
• Year of Print: 1800s
• Artist: Abraham Rees

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• Resolution: 7333px x 9475px
• Year of Print: 1800s
• Artist: Abraham Rees

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• Resolution: 7213px x 9428px
• Year of Print: 1800s
• Artist: Abraham Rees

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• Resolution: 9435px x 7382px
• Year of Print: 1800s
• Artist: Abraham Rees

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• Resolution: 9568px x 7406px
• Year of Print: 1880
• Artist: Encyclopedia Britannica

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• Resolution: 7974px x 11795px
• Year of Print: 1904

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The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as ‘catalogs’ and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we’re very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.

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• Resolution: 7932 x 5525
• Year of Print: Late 1800s
• Artist: Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry

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The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as ‘catalogs’ and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we’re very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.

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• Resolution: 5401 x 7942
• Year of Print: Late 1800s
• Artist: Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry

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The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as ‘catalogs’ and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we’re very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.

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• Resolution: 9517 x 13038
• Year of Print: Late 1800s
• Artist: Joh. Enschedé

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The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as ‘catalogs’ and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we’re very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.

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• Resolution: 9018 x 12622
• Year of Print: Late 1800s
• Artist: A Bertrand

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The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as ‘catalogs’ and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we’re very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.

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• Resolution: 8982 x 12879
• Year of Print: Late 1800s
• Artist: A Bertrand

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You’re looking at a well preserved original plate from Johann Georg Heck’s “Iconographic Encyclopedia of Sciences, Literature and Art” published in 1851 by Rudolphe Garrigue in New York. We were extremely fortunate to acquire the full collection of illustrative prints from the series, which after many months of looking, proved to be very difficult!

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• Resolution: 7223 x 9237 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1851
• Artist: Johann Georg Heck

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You’re looking at a beautifully detailed, lithograph print by Gustave Doré. A French artist, printmaker, illustrator, comics artist, caricaturist, and sculptor who worked primarily with wood-engraving. This particular engraving was sourced from the 1891 ‘Bible Gallery’ book that compiled a collection of Doré’s biblical themed artwork.

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• Resolution: 7921 x 10807 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1891
• Artist: Gustave Dore

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You’re looking at a beautifully detailed, lithograph print by Gustave Doré. A French artist, printmaker, illustrator, comics artist, caricaturist, and sculptor who worked primarily with wood-engraving. This particular engraving was sourced from the 1891 ‘Bible Gallery’ book that compiled a collection of Doré’s biblical themed artwork.

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• Resolution: 7928 x 10763 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1891
• Artist: Gustave Dore

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You’re looking at a perfectly preserved lithographed illustration from the Book of Decorative Furniture, its Form, Colour, & History by Edwin Foley of the institute of designers. The original series documented a wide variety of British Woodwork styles and contemporaries, decorative furnishings, accessories and more. Entirely illustrated by Foley himself.

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• Resolution: 6795 x 9000 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1910
• Artist: Edwin Foley

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You’re looking at a beautifully handcoloured illustration from the rare ‘Moeurs, Usages Et Costumes de tous les Peuples Du Monde’ by Auguste Wahlen. Published by Librairie Historique-Artistique in 1843-44 (currently selling for ~£450-500). Our series was ex-library from Huddersfield Technical College Library, as evidenced by the library stamp on the vast majority of the images we have available.

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• Resolution: 5495 x 8901 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1843
• Artist: Auguste Wahlen

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You’re looking at a beautifully detailed engraved illustration from the ‘Picturesque America’ series. Published by D. Appleton and Company of New York in 1872 and 1874 and edited by the romantic poet and journalist William Cullen Bryant.

The “Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In. A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Water-falls, Shores, Cañons, Valleys, Cities, and Other Picturesque Features of Our Country. With Illustrations on Steel and Wood, by Eminent American Artists” series was published and delivered as a subscription; semi-monthly parts were sent out to subscribers. Once complete, the subscription would be bound into volumes. The stately, bound two volume set was proudly displayed in parlors of subscriber homes as a show of status.

Engravers included Robert Hinshelwood (1812-1885), Edward Paxman Brandard (1819-1898), Samuel Valentine Hunt (1803-1893), William Wellstood (1819-1900), William Chapin (1802-1888), Henry Bryan Hall (1808-1884).

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• Resolution: 11100 x 8422 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1874
• Artist: D. Appleton

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You’re looking at a beautifully detailed engraved illustration from the ‘Picturesque America’ series. Published by D. Appleton and Company of New York in 1872 and 1874 and edited by the romantic poet and journalist William Cullen Bryant.

The “Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In. A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Water-falls, Shores, Cañons, Valleys, Cities, and Other Picturesque Features of Our Country. With Illustrations on Steel and Wood, by Eminent American Artists” series was published and delivered as a subscription; semi-monthly parts were sent out to subscribers. Once complete, the subscription would be bound into volumes. The stately, bound two volume set was proudly displayed in parlors of subscriber homes as a show of status.

Engravers included Robert Hinshelwood (1812-1885), Edward Paxman Brandard (1819-1898), Samuel Valentine Hunt (1803-1893), William Wellstood (1819-1900), William Chapin (1802-1888), Henry Bryan Hall (1808-1884).

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• Resolution: 6380 x 6861 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1874
• Artist: D. Appleton

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You’re looking at a beautifully detailed engraved illustration from the ‘Picturesque America’ series. Published by D. Appleton and Company of New York in 1872 and 1874 and edited by the romantic poet and journalist William Cullen Bryant.

The “Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In. A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Water-falls, Shores, Cañons, Valleys, Cities, and Other Picturesque Features of Our Country. With Illustrations on Steel and Wood, by Eminent American Artists” series was published and delivered as a subscription; semi-monthly parts were sent out to subscribers. Once complete, the subscription would be bound into volumes. The stately, bound two volume set was proudly displayed in parlors of subscriber homes as a show of status.

Engravers included Robert Hinshelwood (1812-1885), Edward Paxman Brandard (1819-1898), Samuel Valentine Hunt (1803-1893), William Wellstood (1819-1900), William Chapin (1802-1888), Henry Bryan Hall (1808-1884).

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• Resolution: 4000 x 8800
• Year of Print: 1874
• Artist: D. Appleton

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Original Colour Vintage Print from Lorenz Okenfuss’ ‘Oken’s Naturgeschichte’ (Allgemeine Naturgeschichte für alle Stände), with illustrations by Johann Susemihl (1767-1847), and published in Stuttgart by Hoffman between 1839 and 1841. Lorenz Oken (1 August 1779 – 11 August 1851) was a German naturalist, botanist, biologist, and ornithologist. Oken was born Lorenz Okenfuss (German: Okenfuß) in Bohlsbach (now part of Offenburg), Ortenau, Baden, and studied natural history and medicine at the universities of Freiburg and Würzburg. He went on to the University of Göttingen, where he became a Privatdozent (unsalaried lecturer), and shortened his name to Oken. As Lorenz Oken, he published a small work entitled Grundriss der Naturphilosophie, der Theorie der Sinne, mit der darauf gegründeten Classification der Thiere (1802). This was the first of a series of works which established him as a leader of the movement of “Naturphilosophie” in Germany.

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• Resolution: 9300 x 11600 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1836
• Artist: Lorenz Oken

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Original Colour Vintage Print from Lorenz Okenfuss’ ‘Oken’s Naturgeschichte’ (Allgemeine Naturgeschichte für alle Stände), with illustrations by Johann Susemihl (1767-1847), and published in Stuttgart by Hoffman between 1839 and 1841. Lorenz Oken (1 August 1779 – 11 August 1851) was a German naturalist, botanist, biologist, and ornithologist. Oken was born Lorenz Okenfuss (German: Okenfuß) in Bohlsbach (now part of Offenburg), Ortenau, Baden, and studied natural history and medicine at the universities of Freiburg and Würzburg. He went on to the University of Göttingen, where he became a Privatdozent (unsalaried lecturer), and shortened his name to Oken. As Lorenz Oken, he published a small work entitled Grundriss der Naturphilosophie, der Theorie der Sinne, mit der darauf gegründeten Classification der Thiere (1802). This was the first of a series of works which established him as a leader of the movement of “Naturphilosophie” in Germany.

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• Resolution: 9500 x 11800 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1836
• Artist: Lorenz Oken

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Original Colour Vintage Print from Lorenz Okenfuss’ ‘Oken’s Naturgeschichte’ (Allgemeine Naturgeschichte für alle Stände), with illustrations by Johann Susemihl (1767-1847), and published in Stuttgart by Hoffman between 1839 and 1841. Lorenz Oken (1 August 1779 – 11 August 1851) was a German naturalist, botanist, biologist, and ornithologist. Oken was born Lorenz Okenfuss (German: Okenfuß) in Bohlsbach (now part of Offenburg), Ortenau, Baden, and studied natural history and medicine at the universities of Freiburg and Würzburg. He went on to the University of Göttingen, where he became a Privatdozent (unsalaried lecturer), and shortened his name to Oken. As Lorenz Oken, he published a small work entitled Grundriss der Naturphilosophie, der Theorie der Sinne, mit der darauf gegründeten Classification der Thiere (1802). This was the first of a series of works which established him as a leader of the movement of “Naturphilosophie” in Germany.

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• Resolution: 1170 x 9400 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1836
• Artist: Lorenz Oken

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