A detailed vintage illustration of a reindeer grazing in a snowy landscape, featuring its iconic antlers. This transparent PNG captures the reindeer's natural habitat, suitable for wildlife and winter-themed projects.
A vintage illustration depicting an ostrich hunt involving antelopes and hunters in a natural setting. This transparent PNG captures the dynamic scene, perfect for historical and wildlife-themed projects.
A vintage illustration of a nutcracker bird perched on a branch surrounded by leaves. This transparent PNG showcases the bird's unique patterns and is perfect for nature and avian-themed designs.
A vintage illustration of a marsh owl perched amidst foliage in its natural habitat. This transparent PNG captures the owl's distinctive features and setting, ideal for educational and design purposes.
A vintage illustration showing a male and female Guib in a natural setting. This transparent PNG captures their distinct features and environment, suitable for wildlife and nature-related projects.
A vintage illustration of a Maitakka parrot perched on a branch in its natural habitat, surrounded by leaves. This transparent PNG captures the parrot's vibrant pose, perfect for design and nature projects.
A beautiful vintage illustration of lyre birds within their natural habitat, with parrots in the background. This transparent PNG captures the dynamic avian scene, ideal for nature and decorative projects.
A vintage illustration of Java weaver birds within their natural habitat, featuring detailed nests. This transparent PNG showcases the birds' behaviors and surroundings, ideal for nature, design, and digital use.
This illustration depicts a hummingbird in flight, feeding on flowers with its long beak. The artwork captures the delicate nature of the hummingbird, showcasing its vibrant wings and feeding behavior in a natural setting.
A detailed illustration of a Guereza monkey, showcasing its distinctive fur pattern and calm posture. This vintage artwork emphasizes the texture and unique features of the monkey, captured in a classic etching style.
A transparent PNG illustrating the foot of a Common Loris, known for its strong grip and dexterous toes, adapted to tree climbing. This isolated image is suitable for education, wildlife documentation, and artistic use.
A detailed illustration of a family of hippopotamuses, including adults and calves, lounging in water. This transparent PNG showcases the hippos in a natural setting, emphasizing their social behavior and habitat.
Illustration of a spotted deer family with a stag standing and a fawn lying down. The image is isolated on a transparent background, perfect for wildlife-themed projects.
This artwork depicts a crane vulture engaging with a snake in a desert setting. The detailed illustration captures the vulture's wings spread wide, showcasing its predatory behavior and the intensity of the encounter, highlighting the dynamic interaction between bird and prey.
A detailed illustration of a chimpanzee's face, showcasing its expressive features and textured fur in a classic etching style. The artwork captures the intelligence and emotion often associated with these primates.
A detailed and creative illustration of a chicken curled up inside an egg, showing the early stages of life. The vintage style art piece emphasizes the delicate nature of growth and development.
A vintage line art illustration of a cow bull with sunburst lines in the background, offering a unique blend of nature and radiant design elements.
A detailed vintage illustration of a chimpanzee sitting on a branch with a straw in its mouth, isolated on a transparent background, ideal for wildlife projects.
Full body side view illustration of a white-tailed wildebeest in the wild, capturing its strong build and flowing mane in detailed line art
Line art illustration of a wallaby running, capturing its agile movement and muscular structure in a dynamic and detailed style
A vintage illustration of a short-horned buffalo standing in a field, capturing its sturdy build and distinctive short horns. This transparent PNG is ideal for wildlife and agricultural-themed projects.
Vintage illustration of a dolphin swimming, displayed in side view on a transparent background. This isolated PNG is perfect for marine and educational themes.
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!
A vintage line art illustration of a two-horned rhino, captured in an isolated format, perfect for natural history and wildlife-themed designs.
A vintage illustration of a Canadian porcupine, captured in line art style and isolated from the background, perfect for natural history and wildlife-themed projects.
A vintage line art illustration of fishing float equipment, perfect for angling, nature, and outdoor-themed designs.
A vintage line art illustration of two mythical snakes, isolated in PNG format, perfect for decorative, mythical, and nature-themed projects.
A vintage line art illustration of a fish on the end of a fishing line, captured in a detailed and isolated format, perfect for fishing-themed designs.
A vintage line art illustration of fly fishing bait with a hook, ideal for fishing, nature, and outdoor-themed projects.
Illustration of two Bactrian Camels in a desert setting, with one standing and another lying in the background, captured in detailed line art
A vintage illustration depicting a pair of bears walking side by side, capturing their natural behavior. This transparent PNG is suitable for wildlife and nature-themed projects, emphasizing the bond between the two bears.
A vintage style illustration of a Bactrian camel with two humps, standing in a desert landscape. The artwork details the camel's thick fur and characteristic facial expression, highlighting its adaptation to harsh environments.
An 1800s vintage illustration showcasing a black pheasant standing amidst natural surroundings, highlighting its distinctive plumage and posture.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A vintage line art illustration of a pangolin, isolated from the background, highlighting its unique scaled appearance, suitable for wildlife and educational themes.
A vintage illustration of a Nyl Ghau, rendered in a line art style and isolated from the background, ideal for wildlife and natural history themed designs.
A vintage isolated line art sketch of an orangutan monkey holding a ball and playing, captured in a fun and whimsical style, ideal for wildlife-themed designs.
A vintage line art illustration of a gibbon monkey walking, hand-sketched and isolated, perfect for wildlife and nature-themed designs.
A vintage line art illustration of a fish on the end of a fishing hook, perfect for angling, nature, and outdoor-themed designs.
A vintage line art illustration of the back view of a chimpanzee monkey walking away, isolated and detailed, perfect for wildlife-themed projects.
Line art illustration of a pack of Northern Sea Lions on the coast, showcasing their robust bodies and natural marine habitat
Line art illustration of a Cacomistle perched on a tree branch with a natural backdrop, capturing its agile form and unique features
Detailed illustration of a Spotted Dogfish with anatomical labels, showcasing the internal and external features of this aquatic species in line art
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