VINTAGE Decorative Design Elements – Ornate Japanese Antique Artwork
The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as 'catalogs' and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we're very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.
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- Resolution: 7487 x 5473
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry
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Set of Heraldry Style Bird Illustrations – Great for Icons, Logos, and More (SVG, EPS and PNG Image Formats)
You're looking at a vintage collection of Bird illustrations from a book on Heraldic Design. Each image was extracted from its original background and converted to the following image formats: SVG (vector), EPS (vector), and, of course, PNG (300dpi raster image with transparent background) for the modern creator.
- Image Type(s): EPS, SVG, PNG
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Vintage Ornate Heraldry Frames and Emblems Vector Collection Featuring Owl, Eagle, Crown, and Foliage
A detailed vector sheet showcasing an assortment of vintage heraldry frames, emblems, and symbols. This collection features intricately designed ornamental frames, including those adorned with crowns, eagles, and an owl, each embodying historical and decorative significance in heraldic art. The elements are rendered in a classic engraving style, perfect for use in traditional design projects, historical reenactments, or vintage-themed artwork.
- Image Type(s): EPS, SVG, PNG
- armory
- Black and white
- classic art
- classic engraving
- Coat of Arms
- Crown
- Decorative
- decorative elements
- decorative symbols
- Design
- detailed artwork
- detailed design
- Eagle
- Emblems
- engraving style
- Foliage
- hand-drawn
- Heraldic Art
- Heraldry
- heritage
- historical
- illustration
- Insignia
- Intricate
- medieval
- ornamental design
- ornamental frames
- ornate design
- ornate frames
- Owl
- symbols
- traditional art
- traditional emblem
- vector
- vector illustration
- vintage
- vintage collection
- vintage design
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MISCELLANEOUS Selection of Vintage Advertising / Promotional Design Elements – 1800s Antique Stock Artwork
The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as 'catalogs' and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we're very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.
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- Resolution: 7419 x 5422
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry
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MISCELLANEOUS Selection of Vintage Design Elements – 1800s Antique Stock Artwork
The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as 'catalogs' and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we're very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.
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- Resolution: 7444 x 5157
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry
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Tree Owl Perched on Branch Line Art Illustration
Line art illustration of a tree owl perched on a branch, capturing its watchful eyes and feather details in a realistic and intricate style
- Resolution: 3745px x 3783px
- Image Type(s): PNG
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Vintage Colored Illustration of a Small Flying Bird No.3
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- Resolution: 1229px x 894px
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Virginian Uhu Perched on Branch Line Art Illustration
Illustration of a Virginian Uhu perched on a branch in line art, showcasing its distinctive ear tufts and powerful build in a natural setting
- Resolution: 3668px x 4553px
- Image Type(s): PNG
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ACCIPITRES Rapacious Birds. Buzzard, Owl, Secretary. 1880 Antique 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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MISCELLANEOUS Selection of Vintage Design Elements – 1800s Antique Stock Artwork
The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as 'catalogs' and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we're very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.
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- Resolution: 7863 x 5692
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry
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Small Icon Illustration of Owl Perched on a Twig
A small icon-style vintage illustration of an owl perched on a twig, capturing the essence of simplicity and nature, perfect for educational or wildlife-themed projects.
- Image Type(s): PNG
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VIGNETTE Bird Illustrations – Vintage Stock Artwork
The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as 'catalogs' and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we're very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.
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- Resolution: 8910 x 12712
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: A Bertrand
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MISCELLANEOUS Selection of Vintage Animal Illustrations – Perfect for Print
The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as 'catalogs' and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we're very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.
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- Resolution: 7603 x 5582
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry
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Vintage Illustration of Marsh Owl Perched in Natural Habitat as Transparent PNG
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.
- Resolution: 4306px x 3528px
- Image Type(s): PNG
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VINTAGE Selection of Birds and Insect Vignette Illustrations – Antique Stock Art
The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as 'catalogs' and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we're very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.
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- Resolution: 9172 x 10382
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: Joh. Enschedé
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MISCELLANEOUS Selection of Vintage Design Elements – 1800s Antique Stock Artwork
The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as 'catalogs' and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we're very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.
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- Resolution: 8123 x 5474
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry
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MISCELLANEOUS Selection of Vintage Wildlife Related Design Elements
The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as 'catalogs' and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we're very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.
- License Info
- Resolution: 8008 x 5494
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry
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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: 5379 x 8576 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1868
- Artist: Oliver Goldsmith
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BIRDS – Swift, Owls, Gyrfalcon, Peregrine Falcon – 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: 9300 x 11600 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1836
- Artist: Lorenz Oken
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Oken’s Naturgeschichte 1836 – Detailed Introductory 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: 9400 x 11800 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1836
- Artist: Lorenz Oken
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ZOOLOGY – Owls, Vulture, Hawks – Antique Bird Species Print 1851
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: 7240 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: 5447 x 8587 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1868
- Artist: Oliver Goldsmith
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ANTIQUE 1812 Print – Nonpareil Parrakeet – Vintage Zoology Engraving
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- Resolution: 4217px x 7565px
- Year of Print: 1812
- Artist: George Shaw Engravings by Mrs Griffith
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