Maria Sibylla Merian – Cotton Plant with Caterpillar, Chrysalis, Moth, and Butterfly, Plate 10
Beautiful botanical engraving by Maria Sibylla Merian from Insects of Surinam: cotton plant with caterpillar, chrysalis, moth, and butterfly
Natural History
Maria Sibylla Merian – Sweet Potato and Parakeet Flower with Insects, Plate 41
Merian Plate 41 from Insects of Surinam: hand-colored engraving of sweet potato and heliconia with moths, butterfly, and leaf-footed bug.
Mark Catesby – Plate LXXXIII
Antique engraving by Mark Catesby – Plate LXXXIII from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands Original
Burnacini Baroque Chariot Cornucopia of Fruit and Vegetables
Baroque carnival or Commedia dell’arte grotesque style chariot composed as a lavish cornucopia of fruit and vegetables Dimensions: 32 x
Burnacini Baroque Chariot Adorned with Instruments of War
Baroque carnival or Commedia dell’arte grotesque style chariot composed armor, helmets, shields and other armaments and instruments of war. Dimensions:
Burnacini Baroque Chariot or Carriage Composed of Sea Creatures
Baroque carnival or Commedia dell’arte grotesque style chariot composed of fish and shellfish – treasures of the sea. Dimensions: 32
Maria Sibylla Merian – Opossum “Rat de Forest” plate 66 from “Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium”
Maria Sibylla Merian Plate 66 Insects of Surinam showing an opossum “Rat de Forest” with young and insects in a tropical setting.
Old Master Engravings of Animals by Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder
Exceptionally rare 16th century series of engravings of animals -both fantastic and real by Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder published by
Three Old Master Engravings of Animals by Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder
Exceptionally rare 16th century series of engravings of animals -both fantastic and real by Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder published by
George Edwards – Antique Prints by The Father of Ornithology
George Edwards was one of the greatest British bird artists. He often worked from live birds in nature or in
Gymnetrus Hawkenii Antique Fish Engraving by Marcus Bloch
“Gymnetrus Hawkenii Der Hawkenschefisch Le Gymnetre de Hawken The Hawken’s Fish” Pl. 423 Copperplate engraving Size: 39 x 24 cm
Spotted Trunk Fish – 18th Century Engraving by Marcus Bloch
Elegant Antique engraving of a Spotted Trunkfish, a species found along reefs in the Caribbean and south eastern Atlantic. The
Francois Nicolas Martinet – Waterbirds – Loon, Eider, Gannet, Cormorant
Le Grand Plongeon Tachete, L’Eider Male, Le Fou de L’Isle de Java, Le Cormoran – Loon, Eider, Gannet, Cormorant Original
Francois Nicolas Martinet – Waterbirds – Smew, Widgeon, Petrel and Puffin
Piette Male, Le Canard Siffleur, Le Petrel, Puffin – Smew, Widgeon, Petrel and Puffin Original 18th Century copperplate print after
Francois Nicolas Martinet – Gull, Spoonbill and Other Seabirds
Ibis, La Spatule, La Pie de Mer, Le Grisard Ibis, Spoonbill, Eurasian oystercatcher, Gull Original 18th Century copperplate print after a
George Edwards – Double Headed Snake and Black Butterflies from Barbados 1758
A Small Double Headed Snake from the Island of Barbados Plate 207 -Engraving from Gleanings of Natural History – 1758
Saverio Manetti – The Natural History of Birds
Francesco Saverio Manetti was an Italian physician, botanist and ornithologist who served as president of the Botanical Society of Florence, as well director of
Coenraad Jacob Temminck – Nouveau Recueil de Planches coloriées d’Oiseaux
Coenraad Jacob Temminck was a Dutch aristocrat and zoologist. The work Nouveau Recueil de Planches coloriées d’Oiseaux (A New Collection of Colored
Francois Nicolas Martinet – Cockatoo and Other Birds
Original 18th Century copperplate print after a drawing by Francois Nicolas Martinet – one of the most famous bird illustrators
Francois Nicolas Martinet – Owl and Other Birds
Original 18th Century copperplate print after a drawing by Francois Nicolas Martinet – one of the most famous bird illustrators
Francois Nicolas Martinet – 18th Century Bird Engraving
Original 18th Century copperplate print after a drawing by Francois Nicolas Martinet – one of the most famous bird illustrators