Vintage Stock Images
SNAKES – Viper, Horn-Viper, Aspis, Eastern Racer – Antique 1836 Print
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: 11600 x 9400 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1836
- Artist: Lorenz Oken
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FROGS and Toads – Bufo, Hyla, Horned Frog – Oken’s Naturgeschichte
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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BASS, 1853 Antique Art Stock Image, U.S.P.R.R Fish Survey
This 167 year old scan is from “U.S.P.R.R. Exp. & Surveys – To ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the direction of the secretary of war in 1853-1856”. The artwork inside was some of the most artistic and accurate prints made of Birds, Mammals, Reptiles and Fish from the American West. Many of the Lithographs were beautifully hand-colored by a group of naturalists and artists who travelled with the expedition surverying the West for the U.S. Pacific Railroad. Search our archives or click on the artist name below to view the rest of the collection!
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- Resolution: 7594 x 10009 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1853
- Artist: USPRR Surveys
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CTENOPHORES – Vintage Natural History Print
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- Resolution: 5379px x 7937px
- Year of Print: 1904
- Artist: J. R. Ainsworth Davis
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VINTAGE Natural History Coloured Print – Typical Butterflies
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- Resolution: 5304px x 8570px
- Year of Print: 1904
- Artist: J. R. Ainsworth Davis
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VINTAGE 1904 Natural History Print – Domestic Yak
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- Resolution: 7621px x 5223px
- Year of Print: 1904
- Artist: J. R. Ainsworth Davis
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VINTAGE Natural History Print Of Giant and Common STURGEON
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- Resolution: 8019px x 5563px
- Year of Print: 1904
- Artist: J. R. Ainsworth Davis
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WOODPECKERS – Nuthatch, Jacamar, Kingfisher – Antique Colored Litho
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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GECKO – Stellagama, Uroplatus, Ptyodactylus – Handcolored Litho Print
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: 11600 x 9400 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1836
- Artist: Lorenz Oken
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Wild Animals Vintage Stock Image – Hippo, Elephant, Rhino. Late 1800s
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- Resolution: 7594 x 10009 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1800s
- Artist: Unknown
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PARTRIDGE – Antique Hand Drawn Sporting Print
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- Resolution: 9492px x 6270px
- Year of Print: 1897
- Artist: Hedley Peek and F. G. Aflalo
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DUCK Shooting – Vintage Sporting Print – 1897
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- Resolution: 9397px x 6143px
- Year of Print: 1897
- Artist: Hedley Peek and F. G. Aflalo
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CHIMAERA (rabbit fish) – Coloured Natural History Print
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- Resolution: 7987px x 5539px
- Year of Print: 1904
- Artist: J. R. Ainsworth Davis
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TOOTHLESS Mammals Antique Print – Two-Toed Sloth, Girdle Mouse
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- Resolution: 10792px x 8695px
- Year of Print: 1882
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MOLLUSKS – 1882 Antique Print – Welk, Tree Snail, Edible Cockle
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- Resolution: 5533px x 8818px
- Year of Print: 1882
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MONKEYS of the New World – Howler Monkey, Capuchin, Satan Monkey
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- Resolution: 10572px x 8781px
- Year of Print: 1882
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ANTIQUE Rural Sports Engraving – Greyhounds Hunting Rabbit
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- Resolution: 7779px x 4889px
- Year of Print: 1807
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ANTIQUE Natural History Print – Sajou, Saimiri, Mico, Tamarin Monkeys
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- Resolution: 4399px x 7518px
- Year of Print: 1821
- Artist: Thomas Tegg
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ANTIQUE Illustration – Moa, or Gigantic Dinornis and Apteryx – 1877 Print
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- Resolution: 4841 x 7548 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1877
- Artist: Unknown
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ENTOMOLOGY – Antique Insects Print – Abraham REES Encyclopaedia
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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PISCES – Antique Fish Print – Eel, Weever, Basking Shark, Sword Fish 1800s
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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EGGS – Variety of Bird Eggs – Oken’s Naturgeschichte Vintage Artwork
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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EGGS – Variety of Bird Eggs – Oken’s Naturgeschichte Vintage Print
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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INSECTS – Beetles. Vintage 1880’s Encyclopedia Illustrations
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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NATURE Seal (Trichechus). Antique Mammal Stock Image 1880
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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BHARAL – Colour Natural History Vintage 1904 Print
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- Resolution: 7621px x 5203px
- Year of Print: 1904
- Artist: J. R. Ainsworth Davis
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1904 Vintage Natural History Print – White-Tailed Sea-Eagles
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- Resolution: 5228px x 7870px
- Year of Print: 1904
- Artist: J. R. Ainsworth Davis
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ANTIQUE Rural Sports Hand Colored Engraving – The Earth Stomper
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- Resolution: 4889px x 7652px
- Year of Print: 1807
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ANTIQUE Original Kono Bairei Woodblock Japanese Print 1881 Bird
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: 5656 x 7906 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1881
- Artist: Kono Bairei
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SUNFISH, 1853 Antique Art Stock Image. U.S.P.R.R Fish Survey
This 167 year old scan is from “U.S.P.R.R. Exp. & Surveys – To ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the direction of the secretary of war in 1853-1856”. The artwork inside was some of the most artistic and accurate prints made of Birds, Mammals, Reptiles and Fish from the American West. Many of the Lithographs were beautifully hand-colored by a group of naturalists and artists who travelled with the expedition surverying the West for the U.S. Pacific Railroad. Search our archives or click on the artist name below to view the rest of the collection!
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- Resolution: 7594 x 10009 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1853
- Artist: USPRR Surveys
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ANTIQUE Biblical Print – Unclean Land Birds – Vintage Print 1836
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- Resolution: 7025px x 8949px
- Year of Print: 1836
- Artist: Charles Taylor
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African Civet Vintage Coloured Print – Lloyd’s Natural History
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- Resolution: 6268px x 4067px
- Year of Print: 1896
- Artist: Edward Lloyd
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ANTIQUE Rural Sports Engraving – Otter and Badger
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- Resolution: 4865px x 7633px
- Year of Print: 1807
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ANTIQUE Handcolored Print of Various Woodpecker Species – J. Stewart
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: 5386 x 8594 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1868
- Artist: Oliver Goldsmith
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EGGS – Variety of Bird Eggs – Oken’s Naturgeschichte Handcolored Litho
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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ANTIQUE 1807 Rural Sports Engraving – A Black Swan
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- Resolution: 8061px x 4824px
- Year of Print: 1807
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ANTIQUE 1868 Print on Paleontology – Pterodactyl, Elephas, Magaceros
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: 5480 x 8548 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1868
- Artist: Oliver Goldsmith
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SKELETON of Rabbit, Mole, Armadillo and Chameleon – RARE Antique Print
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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EGGS – Variety of Bird Eggs – Oken’s Naturgeschichte Antique Artwork
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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ARACHNIDA Various Arthropods. Bird Spider, Scorpio. 1880 Print
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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BASS, Black. Rare 1853 Antique Stock Image. U.S.P.R.R Fish Survey
This 167 year old scan is from “U.S.P.R.R. Exp. & Surveys – To ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the direction of the secretary of war in 1853-1856”. The artwork inside was some of the most artistic and accurate prints made of Birds, Mammals, Reptiles and Fish from the American West. Many of the Lithographs were beautifully hand-colored by a group of naturalists and artists who travelled with the expedition surverying the West for the U.S. Pacific Railroad. Search our archives or click on the artist name below to view the rest of the collection!
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- Resolution: 7594 x 10009 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1853
- Artist: USPRR Surveys
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U.S.P.R.R Ex & Surveys, Fishes Plate X, Mud Sunfish Vintage Stock Image
This 167 year old scan is from “U.S.P.R.R. Exp. & Surveys – To ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the direction of the secretary of war in 1853-1856”. The artwork inside was some of the most artistic and accurate prints made of Birds, Mammals, Reptiles and Fish from the American West. Many of the Lithographs were beautifully hand-colored by a group of naturalists and artists who travelled with the expedition surverying the West for the U.S. Pacific Railroad. Search our archives or click on the artist name below to view the rest of the collection!
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- Resolution: 11634 x 16420 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1853
- Artist: USPRR Surveys
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NATURAL HISTORY Vintage Print of a Group of Carpinchos
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- Resolution: 7879px x 5330px
- Year of Print: 1904
- Artist: J. R. Ainsworth Davis
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THORNBACK (Raia Clavata) – 1904 Vintage Coloured Print
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- Resolution: 8579px x 6077px
- Year of Print: 1904
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