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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: 5500 x 8600 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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• Year of Print: 1840
• Artist: William Tombleson

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• Resolution: 4316px x 7186px
• Year of Print: 1812
• Artist: George Shaw Engravings by Mrs Griffith

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• Resolution: 10836px x 8508px
• Year of Print: 1896
• Artist: W. J. Miles

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• Resolution: 7570px x 5234px
• Year of Print: 1904
• Artist: J. R. Ainsworth Davis

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• Year of Print: 1800's

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• Year of Print: 1877

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• Year of Print: 1877

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• Year of Print: 1882

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• Year of Print: 1882

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• Year of Print: 1892

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• Resolution: 9709px x 7209px
• Year of Print: 1892

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• Resolution: 7332px x 9419px
• Year of Print: 1800s
• Artist: Abraham Rees

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• Resolution: 7220px x 9561px
• Year of Print: 1880
• Artist: Encyclopedia Britannica

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• Year of Print: 1880
• Artist: Encyclopedia Britannica

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• Year of Print: 1880
• Artist: Encyclopedia Britannica

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• Resolution: 7700px x 11169px
• Year of Print: 1910
• Artist: Knight & Rumley

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• Resolution: 7551px x 11158px
• Year of Print: 1910
• Artist: Knight & Rumley

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• Year of Print: 1904

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• Year of Print: 1904

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• Year of Print: 1882

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• Year of Print: 1809

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• Year of Print: 1809

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• 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: 8031 x 5400
• 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: 7491 x 5361
• 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: 7538 x 5312
• 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: 9116 x 12668
• 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: 9088 x 12157
• Year of Print: Late 1800s
• Artist: A Bertrand

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• Resolution: 9742 x 7250 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1808

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• Resolution: 7197 x 9489 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1822

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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: 9501 x 7861 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1851
• Artist: Johann Georg Heck

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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: 9524 x 7847 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1851
• Artist: Johann Georg Heck

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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: 9395 x 8000 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1851
• Artist: Johann Georg Heck

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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: 9112 x 7248 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1851
• Artist: Johann Georg Heck

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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: 9318 x 7845 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1851
• Artist: Johann Georg Heck

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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: 9260 x 7328 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1851
• Artist: Johann Georg Heck

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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: 7163 x 9058 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: 8046 x 10523 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: 7702 x 10664 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1891
• Artist: Gustave Dore

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Here we have a wonderful chromolithograph print from Heinrich Dolmetsch’s “Der Ornamentenschatz – Ein Musterbuch stilvoller Ornamente aus allen Kunstepochen”. Published by Stuttgart, Hoffmann. A celebrated collection of ornamental/decorative designs and artwork inspired by various geographical regions and movements of the 16th / 17th and 18th century.

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• Resolution: 8355 x 11863 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1889
• Artist: Heinrich Dolmetsch

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Here we have a high resolution scan of a wonderfully handcoloured lithograph print from Oliver Goldsmith’s “A History of the Earth and Animated Nature”. A celebrated series of books from the 1860’s, wherein the most distinguished British and Foreign naturalists collaborated to produce.

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• Resolution: 8393 x 5489 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1868
• Artist: Oliver Goldsmith

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Here we have a high resolution scan of a wonderfully handcoloured lithograph print from Oliver Goldsmith’s “A History of the Earth and Animated Nature”. A celebrated series of books from the 1860’s, wherein the most distinguished British and Foreign naturalists collaborated to produce.

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• Resolution: 8355 x 5419 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1868
• Artist: Oliver Goldsmith

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Here we have a high resolution scan of a wonderfully handcoloured lithograph print from Oliver Goldsmith’s “A History of the Earth and Animated Nature”. A celebrated series of books from the 1860’s, wherein the most distinguished British and Foreign naturalists collaborated to produce.

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• Resolution: 8473 x 5580 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1868
• Artist: Oliver Goldsmith

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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: 8343 x 6589 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1910
• Artist: Edwin Foley

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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: 6769 x 8304 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1910
• Artist: Edwin Foley

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You’re looking at a crazy high quality scan of a beautifully preserved engraved steel plate print from the rare “New, Comprehensive, and Complete History of England” book by Edward Barnard, published in 1783. The delicate, informative, and detailed illustrations found inside encapsulated, in fascinating detail, moments of English History from the Roman era, right up to the Victorian.

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• Resolution: 7930 x 11524 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1783
• Artist: Edward Barnard

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You’re looking at a beautiful illustration from the ‘Butterflies & Moths of the Countryside’ series by F. Edward Hulme. These antique pieces of art, created in 1903, have lasted the test of time, and the colours are stunning.

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• Resolution: 6110 x 8469 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1903
• Artist: Edward Hulme

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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: 5577 x 8643 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1843
• Artist: Auguste Wahlen

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