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Renaissance pattern from The Practical Decorator and Ornamentist (1892) by G.A Audsley and M.A. Audsley. Digitally enhanced from our own original first edition of the publication.

renaissance patterns

A snake by Johan Teyler (1648-1709).

Vintage marine life illustration

Walrus, Odobenus rosmarus (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Seal, Phocidae (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Nova Totius Terrarum orbis tabula (1660) by Justus Danckerts.

Tulip Murex illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Swamp Hare (Lepus aquaticus) from the viviparous quadrupeds of North America (1845) illustrated by John Woodhouse Audubon (1812-1862).

illustration animals

Kwitantie voor proefexemplaar van 'Het leelijke jonge eendje' (1893) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema.

Antique fish caesioperca rasor sea perch drawn by Fe. Clarke (1849-1899).

Nutmeg (Myristica moschata) illustration from Medical Botany (1836) by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill.

Iris Nepalensis from The genus Iris by William Rickatson Dykes (1877-1925). Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

Shewy stenactis from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

background spring

Slender-billed Guillemot from Birds of America (1827) by John James Audubon (1785 - 1851), etched by Robert Havell (1793 - 1878).

Atys or Black double-tailed Butterfly illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

background animals

Broad-winged Hawk from Birds of America (1827) by John James Audubon, etched by William Home Lizars.

animals america

White-cheeked Jay from Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux de Paradis et Des Rolliers (1806) by Jacques Barraband (1767-1809).

Atys or Black double-tailed Butterfly illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

background animals

Eyed Trionyx (Tryonix ocellatus) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

animals antique

White-winged Crossbill from Birds of America (1827) by John James Audubon, etched by William Home Lizars.

1. Hepburn's Francolin (Perdix Hepburnii); 2. Perdix Hepburnii, var. Pallida odypore from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Convolvulus Pink Mayflower from Poets in the Garden published by T. Fisher Unwin (1886).

American Cranberry (Vaccinium Macrocarpon) by Ellen Isham Schutt (1873–1955).

Orange Leaves (Poncirus Trifoliata) (1928) by James Marion Shull.

botanical design

Juba Sparus illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Rose Sparus illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Rottlerian Mackrel illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Large-scaled sciaena illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Rose bush (1919) by JJulie de Graag (1877-1924).

124. The Wormeating Warbler (Vermivora pensylvanica) 125. The Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora solitaria) illustration from Zoology of New York (1842–1844) by James Ellsworth De Kay.

Red leschenaultia (Lechenaultia formosa) illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

Cedar Bird from Birds of America (1827) by John James Audubon, etched by William Home Lizars.

Vintage oranges illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Vintage halved pear illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Vintage halved persimmon illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Different types of marine life illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

ancient antique

Opobalsam (Pastinaca opopanax) illustration from Medical Botany (1836) by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill.

The northern stellar hemisphere of antiquity from The Harmonia Macrocosmica of Andreas Cellarius (1660). Digitally enhanced from our own antique print.

Iris Foliosa from The genus Iris by William Rickatson Dykes (1877-1925). Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

floral design flower

Vintage branch of red raspberry illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Rose Painted Calathea (Maranta illustris) engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

patterns vintage

Hawthorn (Crataegus poliossea sterilis) from Pomona Italiana (1817 - 1839) by Giorgio Gallesio (1772-1839).

Tulip, Tulipa (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Watermelon (Citrullus Lanatus)(1916) by Royal Charles Steadman.

illustration food

Multicolor Tulip (ca. 1772 –1793) by Giorgio Bonelli.

Yellow flowers with roots by Johan Teyler (1648-1709).

Vintage flower illustration. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

Changeable pontic azalea from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

Drie kuifkippen (1878–1910) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema.

illustration animals

Illustration of hawking from The Costume of Yorkshire (1814) by George Walker (1781-1856).

Antique fish Squalus acanthias (NZ) : Spotted spiny dogfish drawn by Fe. Clarke (1849-1899).

Nothochloena Crassifolia and Nothochloena Trichomanoides from Ferns: British and Exotic (1856-1860) by Edward Joseph Lowe.

tropical botany

Crested penguin illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813).

White-collared kingfisher or Blue kingfisher illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Pompadour Chatterer or Purple Chatterer illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Peach (Persica julodermis) from Pomona Italiana (1817 - 1839) by Giorgio Gallesio (1772-1839).

Sand Myrtle (Leiophyllum lyoni) (1930) by Mary Vaux Walcott.

illustration spring

Lælia hybrida behrensiana from Reichenbachia Orchids (1888-1894) illustrated by Frederick Sander (1847-1920).

illustration flower

Marsh hibiscus from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

background hibiscus

Pilot Mackrel illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Lancet acanthurus from Zoological lectures delivered at the Royal institution in the years 1806-7 illustrated by George Shaw (1751-1813).

Apples (Malus Domestica) (1927) by Royal Charles Steadman.

red apple apples

Antique plant Karamu Stinkwood Mingimingi Taupata drawn by Sarah Featon (1848–1927).

Golden Holocentrus illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Mottled Mackrel illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Trimaculated Spare illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Beautiful Sparus illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Chelonia–Schildkröten from Kunstformen der Natur (1904) by Ernst Haeckel.

animals science

Vintage apple illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Vintage peach leaf illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Vintage mirliton squash illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

decoration food

124. The Wormeating Warbler (Vermivora pensylvanica) 125. The Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora solitaria) illustration from Zoology of New York (1842–1844) by James Ellsworth De Kay.

Vintage avocado illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Spectacled Teal and Snow-bent Bamboo illustration from Pictorial Monograph of Birds (1885) by Numata Kashu (1838-1901). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Vintage persimmon illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Vintage branch of plum illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Vintage persimmons illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Laurel-leaved custard apple from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

background flower

Vintage apple illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Vintage hickory buds illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Vintage crab marine life illustration

Colorful vintage tunicate ilustration

animals antique

Vintage marine life illustration

Pigeon and a nest with an egg (1801) by Jean Bernard (1775-1883).

Antique pattern from The Practical Decorator and Ornamentist (1892) by G.A Audsley and M.A. Audsley. Digitally enhanced from our own original first edition of the publication.

ornament patterns

Fox by Jean Bernard (1775-1883).

illustration animals

Vintage Victorian style penguins engraving.

Hummingbird by Johan Teyler (1648-1709).

Red crocus, Crocus (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Vintage strawberry illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Glaucomys sabrinus (Polatouche D Amerique) illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

animals ancient

Odontoglossum coronarium from Reichenbachia Orchids (1888-1894) illustrated by Frederick Sander (1847-1920).

Variegated finch or Elegant finch illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Arcochordus or Warted snake illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813).

Antique plant Senecio Celmesia (mountain daisy) drawn by Sarah Featon (1848–1927).

Different types of seashells illustration from Zoology of New York (1842–1844) by James Ellsworth De Kay.

new york animals

Vosmerian Sparus illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Apua Bodian illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Blue coryphaena illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Cherub from Zes putti tonen een doek met tekst (1759) by Cornelis Ploos van Amstel.

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