Vintage Stock Images
HORSE BREEDS – Vintage Print from an Old 1882 Encyclopedia
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- Resolution: 10706px x 8656px
- Year of Print: 1882
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Antique Coloured Print of a Tiger – Lloyd’s Natural History 1896
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- Resolution: 6232px x 4069px
- Year of Print: 1896
- Artist: Edward Lloyd
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ANTIQUE Original Kono Bairei Woodblock Japanese Prints 1881 Birds
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: 11582 x 7905
- Year of Print: 1881
- Artist: Kono Bairei
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ANTIQUE Original Kono Bairei Woodblock Japanese Print 1881 Bird of Prey
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: 5668 x 7885 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1881
- Artist: Kono Bairei
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ZOOLOGY – Reptiles / Snakes – Antique 1851 Johann Heck Original Print
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: 7248 x 9212 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1851
- Artist: Johann Georg Heck
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ZOOLOGY – Various Illustrations of Fish – Antique 1851 Print
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: 7151 x 9212 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1851
- Artist: Johann Georg Heck
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ORIGINAL 1868 Handcolored Print of Red Grouse, Partridge, Cockerels & Hen
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: 8450 x 5445 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1868
- Artist: Oliver Goldsmith
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ORIGINAL 1868 Handcolored Print of American Wild Turkey and Curassows
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: 8212 x 5590 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1868
- Artist: Oliver Goldsmith
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MAMMALIA – Hippo, Boar, Rhino, Bull, Buffalo, Horse – Antique 1791 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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HORSE Anatomy – Antique Engraving – Muscles, Fascias, Ligaments & More
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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REPTILES – Amphisbaena, Skink, Propus, Chalcides – Antique 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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SNAILS Cross-section – Antique Nature Animal Print – 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: 9500 x 11500 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1836
- Artist: Lorenz Oken
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SEA URCHIN – Echinoidea (Order Endocyclica) – Antique 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: 8600 x 5500 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1880
- Artist: William Mackenzie
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COLUMBAE (Pigeons) – Crowned, White-Booted, Whiteheaded. Antique 1880 Art
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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GUINEA PARROT – Beautiful Vintage Engraving – 1812 Antique Print
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- Resolution: 4576px x 7343px
- Year of Print: 1812
- Artist: George Shaw Engravings by Mrs Griffith
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VINTAGE 1812 Engraving – Great Billed Parrot – Antique Zoology Print
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- Resolution: 4422px x 7582px
- Year of Print: 1812
- Artist: George Shaw Engravings by Mrs Griffith
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VINTAGE Sporting Print of Hunting Hounds – Frost Breaking
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- Resolution: 9405px x 6209px
- Year of Print: 1897
- Artist: Hedley Peek and F. G. Aflalo
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CRESTED PORCUPINE – Vintage Colour Natural History Print 1904
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- Resolution: 7915px x 5573px
- Year of Print: 1904
- Artist: J. R. Ainsworth Davis
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VINTAGE Natural History Print – Black Caimans at Home
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- Resolution: 8027px x 5612px
- Year of Print: 1904
- Artist: J. R. Ainsworth Davis
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ANTIQUE Rural Sports Engraving – Bustard Bird with Hunt in Background
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- Resolution: 4695px x 7406px
- Year of Print: 1807
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ANTIQUE Natural History Print – Axis, Tapir, Zebra Engraving
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- Resolution: 4430px x 7518px
- Year of Print: 1821
- Artist: Thomas Tegg
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MAMMALIA – Goat, Sheep, Ram, Bull – Antique 1791 Print of Mammals
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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BIRDS Anseres – Blackbacked Gull, Great Frigate, Red-Tailed Tropic Bird
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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TROUT, Rare 1853 Vintage 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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1853 Antique Rare Stock Image U.S.P.R.R Mammals Survey, Sciuridae Squirrel Plate IV
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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RHINOCEROS – Vintage Hand Drawn Nature Print – 1897
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- Resolution: 9466px x 6279px
- Year of Print: 1897
- Artist: Hedley Peek and F. G. Aflalo
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Coleoptera – Vintage Print of Beetle Species 1880
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- Resolution: 7088px x 9547px
- Year of Print: 1880
- Artist: Encyclopedia Britannica
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BIRDS – Parrakeet, Pigeon, Pheasant, Bustard, Antique 1800s Artwork
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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BIRDS – Egyptian Vulture, House Martin, Titmouse. Antique 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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VINTAGE Zoology Engraving – Pennantian Parakeet – Antique 1812 Print
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- Resolution: 4576px x 7565px
- Year of Print: 1812
- Artist: George Shaw Engravings by Mrs Griffith, Edward Joseph Lowe
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VINTAGE Natural History Print – The Home of the Oil-Bird
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- Resolution: 5121px x 7483px
- Year of Print: 1904
- Artist: J. R. Ainsworth Davis
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HERMIT CRABS – Natural History Print – Vintage 1904
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- Resolution: 5254px x 8070px
- Year of Print: 1904
- Artist: J. R. Ainsworth Davis
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1904 Vintage Natural History Print – A Column of the Armyworm
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- Resolution: 5252px x 7780px
- Year of Print: 1904
- Artist: J. R. Ainsworth Davis
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WEAVER BIRDS – Colour 1904 Vintage Natural History Print
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- Resolution: 5366px x 7837px
- Year of Print: 1904
- Artist: J. R. Ainsworth Davis
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HUMMINGBIRDS – Old German Encyclopedia Vintage Print 1882
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- Resolution: 5591px x 8814px
- Year of Print: 1882
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ANTIQUE Rural Sports Hand Coloured Engraving – Terrier Dog and Fox
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- Resolution: 7312px x 4542px
- Year of Print: 1807
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ANTIQUE Rural Sports Engraving – Red Grouse Birds
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- Resolution: 7329px x 4216px
- Year of Print: 1807
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ANTIQUE Rural Sports Engraving – Fishing Tackle and Trout Fish
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- Resolution: 7559px x 4746px
- Year of Print: 1807
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ANTIQUE Natural History Print – Flying, Little Grey, and Palm Squirrels
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- Resolution: 4403px x 7536px
- Year of Print: 1821
- Artist: Thomas Tegg
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ANTIQUE Natural History – Warbler, Flycatcher, Swallow, Titmouse Birds
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- Resolution: 4482px x 7413px
- Year of Print: 1821
- Artist: Thomas Tegg
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ZOOLOGY – Bison, Moose, Reindeer, Llama – Antique Original 1851 Print
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: 9166 x 7232 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1851
- Artist: Johann Georg Heck
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ZOOLOGY – Various Bird Species, Parrot, Toucan – Antique 1851 Print
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: 7224 x 9085 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1851
- Artist: Johann Georg Heck
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