Vintage Stock Images
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: 7322 x 9097 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1851
- Artist: Johann Georg Heck
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GEOLOGY – Various Fossils – Johann Heck’s Iconography 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: 9170 x 7260 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1851
- Artist: Johann Georg Heck
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ORIGINAL Antique 1868 Handcolored Print of Crane, Stork, Heron, Egret
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: 8234 x 5351 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1868
- Artist: Oliver Goldsmith
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NATURE – Vintage Print of Red Worms – Oken’s Naturgeschichte Plate
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: 11700 x 9400 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1836
- Artist: Lorenz Oken
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ANIMALS – Dogs – Tibet Dog, Wolf. Antique 1880 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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FISHES Vintage Stock Image, Minnow Fish, USPRR EX & Surveys, 1853 Plate LVIII
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 Fishes Stock Image, Minnow Fish, USPRR EX & Surveys, 1853
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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VINTAGE Horse Print – The Trotting Cob – Silvertail
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- Resolution: 10851px x 8416px
- Year of Print: 1896
- Artist: W. J. Miles
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ANTIQUE 1836 Print – The Spectacled Serpent – Serpent plate III
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- Resolution: 6424px x 8681px
- Year of Print: 1836
- Artist: Charles Taylor
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SHETLAND PONIES – Vintage German Animal Print
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- Resolution: 8589px x 5773px
- Year of Print: 1877
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Vintage Coloured Print of Erxleben’s Guenon – 1896
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- Resolution: 4065px x 6247px
- Year of Print: 1896
- Artist: Edward Lloyd
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ANTIQUE Natural History – Sandpiper, Ruff, Sanderling – Birds Engraving
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- Resolution: 4393px x 7467px
- Year of Print: 1821
- Artist: Thomas Tegg
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HORSES of Roman Army Simple & Officer’s Harness – 1804 Copperplate Print
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- Resolution: 7682 x 10460 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1804
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ZOOLOGY – Kingfisher, Swallow, Magpie, Antique Original Birds 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: 7279 x 9171 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1851
- Artist: Johann Georg Heck
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ZOOLOGY – Variety of Birds, Mammals, and Insects – 1851 Heck 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: 9336 x 7762 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1851
- Artist: Johann Georg Heck
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ANTIQUE Fish Print – Herrings, Pilchard, Anchovy, White Bait – 1868
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: 8291 x 5462 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1868
- Artist: Oliver Goldsmith
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BEAR, Ferret, Otter, Skunk, Lynx, Weasel, Civet – Antique 1791 Mammalia
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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ANTIQUE Engraving of Various Insect Parts – Original 1791 Rare 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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MICROSCOPIC OBJECTS – Moth & Flea – Old 1800s Abraham REES Print
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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ANTIQUE Oken’s Naturgeschichte Artwork – ‘Schulter Muscheln’ Shellfish
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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ASCIDIANS Solitary Salpa and Chain Salpa – Vintage 1904 Print
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- Resolution: 7854px x 5510px
- Year of Print: 1904
- Artist: J. R. Ainsworth Davis
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FENNEC FOX – Beautiful Vintage Wildlife Print 1877
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- Resolution: 8749px x 5788px
- Year of Print: 1877
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ANTIQUE Natural History Print – Golden Eagle, Vulture, Secretary Birds
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- Resolution: 4349px x 7240px
- Year of Print: 1821
- Artist: Thomas Tegg
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ANTIQUE Original Kono Bairei Woodblock Japanese Prints 1881 White Cranes
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 8028
- Year of Print: 1881
- Artist: Kono Bairei
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ZOOLOGY – Various Bird Species – Antique 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: 7233 x 9088 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1851
- Artist: Johann Georg Heck
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ORIGINAL Antique 1868 Print – Ornithology – Various Bird Species
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: 5463 x 8590 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1868
- Artist: Oliver Goldsmith
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ORIGINAL Antique 1868 Handcolored Print of Sea Birds – J. Stewart Artwork
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: 8129 x 5306 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1868
- Artist: Oliver Goldsmith
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INSECTS – Beetles, Vintage 1880’s 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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POCKET GOPHER, Antique 1853 Stock Image, U.S.P.R.R Mammals 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 Stock Image Striped Surfperch 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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AARDVARKS – Rare 1877 German Wildlife Print
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- Resolution: 8540px x 5884px
- Year of Print: 1877
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HORNED Mammals Antique Print – Yack, Musk Ox, Bison, Ibex
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- Resolution: 10537px x 8615px
- Year of Print: 1882
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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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ZOOLOGY – Variety of Birds – Johann Heck 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: 7242 x 9097 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1851
- Artist: Johann Georg Heck
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FARRIERY – Anatomy of HORSE – Original ANTIQUE 1791 Engraving
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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ANTIQUE Natural History Print – Elephant, Rhinoceros, Camel Engraving
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- Resolution: 4471px x 7567px
- Year of Print: 1821
- Artist: Thomas Tegg
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ANTIQUE Natural History Print – Jackal, Isatis, Glutton, Ichneumon
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- Resolution: 4435px x 7542px
- Year of Print: 1821
- Artist: Thomas Tegg
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ANTIQUE Natural History Print – Goatsucker, Coly, Manakin, Tanager Birds
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- Resolution: 4463px x 7487px
- Year of Print: 1821
- Artist: Thomas Tegg
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ZOOLOGY Mammals – Possum and Babies, Kangaroo, Sloth – Antique 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: 7268 x 9138 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1851
- Artist: Johann Georg Heck
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ANTIQUE Handcoloured 1868 Mammal Print – Various Antelopes – 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: 8386 x 5481 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1868
- Artist: Oliver Goldsmith
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ANTIQUE 1868 Handcoloured Print of Falcons, Hawk and Kestril – 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: 8117 x 5527 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1868
- Artist: Oliver Goldsmith
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ANTIQUE Horse ANATOMY Engraving – Muscles, Fascias, Ligaments – 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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PACIFIC Sanddan Fish (Citharichthys Sordidus), Antique Fishes Stock Image Plate XLb
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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VINTAGE 1904 Natural History Print – Globe Fish and Coffer Fish
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- Resolution: 5413px x 7929px
- Year of Print: 1904
- Artist: J. R. Ainsworth Davis
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ANTIQUE Natural History Print – Zebu, Iceland Ram, Wallachian Ram
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- Resolution: 4317px x 7468px
- Year of Print: 1821
- Artist: Thomas Tegg
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ANTIQUE Natural History Print – Wryneck, Creeper, Toucan, Hornbill Birds
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- Resolution: 4427px x 7555px
- Year of Print: 1821
- Artist: Thomas Tegg
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