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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: 7781 x 11768 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: 7781 x 11768 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: 7781 x 11768 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1856
• Artist: Edward Joseph Lowe

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• Year of Print: 1843
• Artist: MR & MRS. S. C. HALL

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• Year of Print: 1812
• Artist: George Shaw Engravings by Mrs Griffith

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• Year of Print: 1836
• Artist: Charles Taylor

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• Year of Print: 1856

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• Year of Print: 1904
• Artist: J. R. Ainsworth Davis

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• Year of Print: 1877

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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: 1800s
• Artist: Abraham Rees

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• Year of Print: 1800s
• Artist: Abraham Rees

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• Year of Print: 1896
• Artist: Edward Lloyd

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• Year of Print: 1896
• Artist: Edward Lloyd

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• Year of Print: 1896
• Artist: Edward Lloyd

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• Resolution: 4096px x 6247px
• Year of Print: 1896
• Artist: Edward Lloyd

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• Resolution: 4101px x 6222px
• Year of Print: 1896
• Artist: Edward Lloyd

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• Year of Print: 1896
• Artist: Edward Lloyd

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• Resolution: 6268px x 4074px
• Year of Print: 1896
• Artist: Edward Lloyd

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• Year of Print: 1896
• Artist: Edward Lloyd

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• Year of Print: 1904

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• Year of Print: 1904

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• Year of Print: 1902
• Artist: Encyclopedia Britannica

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• Year of Print: 1902
• Artist: Encyclopedia Britannica

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• Year of Print: 1807

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• Year of Print: 1809

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• Year of Print: 1904

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You’re looking at a beautiful piece of Japanese woodblock art from our collection of original 1881 prints by noted artist, Kono Bairei; Created for one of his best-known publications ‘one hundred birds’. Most of the bird species throughout this collection were native to Japan, with a few domesticated and some imported cage birds.

Bairei was born and lived in Kyoto. He was apprenticed to the Maruyama printer Nakajima Raiso at the age of eight. He was a pupil of Shijo artist Shiokawa Bunrin and followed the Nanga school tradition. He established the Kyoto Prefectural School of Painting before opening his own studio to students and retiring from teaching.

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• Resolution: 5776 x 7990 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1881
• Artist: Kono Bairei

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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: 9257 x 7430 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: 7509 x 9402 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: 9441 x 7767 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: 9269 x 7352 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: 9226 x 7343 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: 7510 x 9460 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: 7335 x 9105 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: 7340 x 9146 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: 7204 x 9163 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: 9371 x 7976 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: 7287 x 9353 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1851
• Artist: Johann Georg Heck

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Here we have a high resolution scan of a wonderful 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: 5422 x 8535 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: 6590 x 8373 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: 7332 x 11702 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1783
• Artist: Edward Barnard

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Here we have a scarce, 190 year old, Heraldic image sourced from the ‘Encyclopaedica Heraldica Complete Dictionary of Heraldry’ by William Berry published in 1829. The original series covered a wide array of Knighthood Stars, Badges, and Crosses, along with many examples of Charges, Military Achievements, Arms of Subscribers and more. All are available via our store; Simply click on the Authors’ name below to see the full selection.

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• Resolution: 7276 x 9609 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1829
• Artist: William Berry

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Here we have a scarce, 190 year old, Heraldic image sourced from the ‘Encyclopaedica Heraldica Complete Dictionary of Heraldry’ by William Berry published in 1829. The original series covered a wide array of Knighthood Stars, Badges, and Crosses, along with many examples of Charges, Military Achievements, Arms of Subscribers and more. All are available via our store; Simply click on the Authors’ name below to see the full selection.

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• Resolution: 7123 x 9634 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1829
• Artist: William Berry

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Here we have a scarce, 190 year old, Heraldic image sourced from the ‘Encyclopaedica Heraldica Complete Dictionary of Heraldry’ by William Berry published in 1829. The original series covered a wide array of Knighthood Stars, Badges, and Crosses, along with many examples of Charges, Military Achievements, Arms of Subscribers and more. All are available via our store; Simply click on the Authors’ name below to see the full selection.

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• Resolution: 7207 x 9651 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1829
• Artist: William Berry

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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: 5640 x 8760 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1843
• Artist: Auguste Wahlen

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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: 5353 x 8574 300dpi
• Year of Print: 1843
• Artist: Auguste Wahlen

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