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Latest additions - Updated 26th August 2008

Zoology and the natural world by F.W. Kuhnert 1890s Fascinating antique prints of iconic animals in natural settings, places and native clothes and ornaments

Karl Blossfeldt Amazing photogravures revealing art in plant forms We have added many more to our collection	The Instructive Picture Book 1860 Beautiful, exceptionally rare antique lithographs of animals in natural settings	Paul Jones Stunning limited edition prints by one of the 20th centuries best botanical artists. Lovely, large size

Antique prints of mammals by Carl Brodtmann 1827 Large hand colored lithographs of horses, tigers, elephants, lions and more. These are some of the best antique prints of animals	Soldiers and Cavalry 1890s-early 1900s Impressive, large lithographs of British and colonial soldiers and cavalry	John Gould's Tropical Birds Some of the most attractive tropical birds by John Gould From a vintage limited edition (1000 copies) reissue

Insects by Abraham Rees 1790s-1810 Fantastic quality copper plate engravings by Abraham Rees. The detail in these engravings is exquisite	Reptiles and amphibians by Abraham Rees 1790s-1810 Frogs, chameleons, turtles, lizards and snakes, all in exqusite detail	Fish and marine life by George Shaw 1801 We found a few more of these fascinating engravings of fish, including rare prints of swordfish

Sowerby's Genera of Sea Shells Antique prints by the famous conchologist George Sowerby	Vintage prints of hot air balloons of the 1700s and 1800s	Foliage from L'illustration Horticole 1850s-1890s A large selection of beautiful antique lithographs of orchids, foliage, palms and flowers

The Magazine of Botany by Joseph Paxton 1830s Hand colored antique prints of flowers	Flowers from L'illustration Horticole 1850s-1890s	Decorative Flowers 1890s John Wright Features highly decorative flowers such as clematis, passion flowers, orchids and bluebells

German fashions of the 1790s by Bertuch 1796 Over 208 years old, these rare hand colored engravings by Bertuch show German ladies' clothes and furniture	Cakes Antique prints of mouth-watering cakes. These would look great in the kitchen!	French fashions 1870s-1890s These hand colored engravings are beautifully detailed

Parrots by Dr Anton Reichenow Superb, vintage lithographs of parrots from all over the world	The Native Flowers and Ferns of North America 1880s Thomas Meehan Orchids, sarracenias and many beautiful wild flowers	Edward Lowe 1850s Classic images of elegant ferns. These are perennial favorites with our customers and we have just added plenty more to choose from

Insects by George Shaw 1801 George Shaw was an influential zoologist and his prints of animals are well known to this day. These prints include many marvelous insects, centipedes and spiders	William Daniell 1807 Fascinating prints of interesting animals, plants and places	Pomet's History of Drugs 290 year old engravings of plants and animals that drugs are made from, such as nutmeg and coffee

J.S.Lowry 1851 Engravings of fish and marine life	Travels by John Moore 1778 These wonderful engravings are over 225 years old and feature the voyages of famous explorers such as Captain Cook	Fish by Abraham Rees From 1797-1815. Hand colored engravings which are about 200 years old

Fruit and Flowers by Redoute	Roses by Redouté Large pictures of roses. Many to choose from	The Vegetable World by Charlotte Yonge 1860 Rare hand finished lithographs

Dogs by Cassell 1880s Some of the best antique prints of dogs	Fresh Water Fish by Maxwell 1904 Hand finished lithographs, many with sparkling metallic colors	Sporting Horses Large vintage pictures of horses and dogs racing and hunting by artists such as Henry Alken and George Stubbs

Humorous Caricatures 1800-1840 Hand colored aquatints and engravings by famous British caricaturists such as Cruickshank, Ackermann and Leech	The Flower Garden Displayed 1880s Joseph Paxton Larger prints than the ones from Paxton's Magazine of Botany. These have been popular and we have found more	The Instructive Picture Book 1877 Beautiful, exceptionally rare antique lithographs of animals made for children

Index to the whole Site

Animals

Insects

Blanchard's antique prints of exotic butterflies and moths, 1849

Cassell's antique prints of butterflies, 1882

Hanselmann's antique prints butterflies

From 1870. Massive colorful butterflies

Humphrey's antique prints of Butterflies

From 1849.

Kappel's antique prints of butterflies

Orbigny's antique prints of insects

From 1849, including beautiful beetles

Reverend Morris' antique prints of butterflies

From 1895.

Mammals

Brodtmann's magnificent antique prints of mammals

From 1827. Includes antique prints of tigers, elephants and monkeys

Buffon's antique prints of mammals

From 1851. A larger set of hand colored prints

Buffon's antique prints of Mammals

From 1821. Hand colored engravings from an older edition

Cassell's antique prints of dogs

From the 1880s.

Hanselmann's antique prints of mammals

From 1870. Massive hand colored prints of elephants, tigers etc

Keulemans' antique prints of monkeys

From 1894

Keulemans' antique prints of wild cats & carnivores

From 1894. Pictures of lions, leopards and tigers

Lydekker's antique prints of marsupials & monotremes

From 1894. Pictures of Australian animals such as the koala and kangaroo

Orbigny's antique prints of mammals

Hand colored prints from 1849. Giraffe, elephant, whale, jaguar etc

George Shaw's antique prints of mammals

200 year old antique prints

Reptiles and Amphibians

Orbigny 's antique prints

From 1849. Frogs, crocodiles, snakes and lizards

John Holbrook's American Herpetology

Antique prints from the first comprehensive work on American reptiles and amphibians

Sea shells, fish and marine life

Hanselmann's antique prints of coral and shells

From the 1880s

Lowry's antique prints of sea life

From 1851. Includes great white shark, sea urchins and star fish

Antique prints of coral and star fish.

135 year old hand colored lithographs from Leiden Museum

Mawe's lithographs of sea shells

From 1823

Oudart's antique engravings of fish

From 1849. Rare antique prints featuring fish with sparkling metallic hand coloring

Pretre's antique prints of coral and sea shells

From 1849. Superb antique prints of sea shells with original hand coloring

Abraham Rees' antique engravings of sea life

From 1800. Large hand colored prints of lobsters, coral, starfish etc

Schomburgk's pictures of tropical fish

Sowerby's antique prints of sea shells

Sowerby's antique engravings of tropical sea shells

From 1842.

Viellot's antique prints of marine life

From 1800-1819. Shells and cephalopods

Various animals

Bromme's Animal Kingdom

From 1867.

Charles Holders' Living Lights and Luminous Life

From 1887. Unusual antique prints

Parkinson's antique engravings of fossils

From the 1820s. Some of the oldest antique prints of fossils

Goldsmith's Animated Nature

The Instructive Picture Book

From 1860-1878. Exceptionally rare antique lithographs. Includes pictures of lions, elephants, monkeys and crocodiles

Abraham Rees' antique engravings of fish

From 1797-1815

Zoological Society of London

Hand colored lithographs by famous artists such as John Gould. Many show animals that had just been discovered.

Birds

Bree's antique woodcut engravings of birds

From 1866 with original hand-coloring

Butler and Frohawk's chromolithographs of finches

From 1899.

Cassell's birds

From 1870, featuring tropical, game & song birds

Cassell's Cage Birds

From 1878. Pictures of parrots, parakeets, finches & colorful birds

Emilio Goeldi

100 year old prints from the first comprehensive work on birds of the Amazon

Harrison Weir's Poultry

From 1868 features pictures of chickens, ducks and turkeys

John Gould's tropical birds

Features pictures of parrots, humming birds etc

Pourrat's antique prints of monkeys, big cats etc

Over 165 years old

David Seth Smith's antique lithographs of parrots

Over 100 years old. Immaculate and have original hand coloring

Travies' superb antique prints of colorful birds

From 1849. Some of the best quality antique prints of birds

Botanicals

Assorted botanical prints of bromeliads and aloes

By Van Houtte, Curtis and others

Curtis's Botanical Magazine

From 1850-1890s. Some of the best flowers including orchids and rhododendrons from the most famous botanical journal

Edward Step's Favorite Flowers of Garden & Greenhouse

From 1899

Edwards' Botanical Register, antique prints of flowers

From 1826. Hand-colored engravings from this rival of Curtis

Edward Lowe's antique prints of ferns

From the 1860s

Hibberd's Beautiful Leaved Plants

From 1869. Tropical leaves including begonias & bananas

Kirk's Forest Flora of New Zealand

From 1889. Has some of the earliest prints of NZ's trees

Lemaire and Verschaffelt's antique botanical prints

From 1866-1869. Orchids, fruit and colorful flowers

Linden's Illustration Horticole

From 1870-1896, features many tropical plants

Lowe's tropical leaves

From 1865

Orbigny's antique prints of flowers

From 1849. By some of the best French botanical artists

Paxton's Magazine of Botany , antique prints of flowers

From the 1830s.

Paxton's The Flower Garden Displayed , antique prints of flowers

From the 1880s, Large lithographs of the most attractive garden flowers

Rhind's vegetable kingdom , antique botanical prints

From 1857. Includes tropical fruit,coffee,chocolate & cannabis plants

The Vegetable World by Charlotte Yonge , antique botanical prints

From 1860. Very rare hand finished lithographs of fruit and vegetables

Horto Van Houtte, antique prints of flowers

From the 1850s. Very large hand finished lithographs of stunning flowers

Van Houtte's Flora of the Glass Houses & Gardens of Europe from 1846

Wooster's Alpine Flowers from 1874

Classical

Bartoli's ancient engravings from Admiranda Romanarum Antiquitatatum

From 1693. Pictures of ancient Roman sculptures, friezes and decorations

Bartoli's engravings from Romanae Magnitudinis Monumenta.

From 1699. Featuring pictures of monuments, buildings and people in ancient Rome

Basil Kennett

From 1784. Ancient Roman architecture and life

Military

Bartoli's engravings from Admiranda Romanarum Antiquitatatum

From 1693. Pictures of ancient Rome including gladiators and soldiers

Bartoli's engravings from Romanae Magnitudinis Monumenta

From 1699. Ancient buildings, amphitheatres and monuments

Grose's antique engravings from Military Antiquities

From 1812. Pictures of medieval soldiers, exercises & weapons

Miscellaneous

Cooke's Geography from 1807, antique engravings featuring people, voyages & classical monuments

Gems of Nature & Art. Beautiful antique prints of birds, flowers, antiquities and more

Goldsmith's Animated Nature

People

Brodtmann's antique lithographs from 1827. Includes natives of Hawaii, Tahiti, Alaska, Australia, North America, Malaysia and China

Goldsmith's Animated Nature

Topography and Travel

Fullarton's antique maps of the world

Large and hand colored

Antique maps and historical figures by Houze

From 1850

David Roberts, antique prints from The Holy Land

Probably the greatest work on travel ever

George White, antique prints of India and the Himalayas

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Latest additions - Updated 26th August 2008

Index to the whole Site

Animals

Insects

Blanchard's antique prints of exotic butterflies and moths, 1849

Mammals

Reptiles and Amphibians

Sea shells, fish and marine life

Various animals

Birds

Birds

Botanicals

Botanicals