Superb lithograph by the master of the format. "In comparison with their variety and brilliance, much Art Deco illustration seems pallid and const...

John Gould (1804-1881) is widely considered the greatest and most ambitious of all Victorian ornithologists, combining both artistic skill and bea...

John Gould (1804-1881) is widely considered the greatest and most ambitious of all Victorian ornithologists, combining both artistic skill and bea...

Fine, fresh example of these striking coloured woodblocks, with immense beautiful and well-known flowers of Japan, which display a great diversity...

'Born at Cockington near Torquay, Devonshire, England in 1783, Sweet worked as a gardener from the age of sixteen, and became foreman or partner i...

From Levaillant's Histoire Naturelle des Perroquets, which is considered the most comprehensive and complete catalogue on the subject. This magnif...

From Levaillant's Histoire Naturelle des Perroquets, which is considered the most comprehensive and complete catalogue on the subject. This magnif...

From Levaillant's Histoire Naturelle des Perroquets, which is considered the most comprehensive and complete catalogue on the subject.This magnifi...

From Levaillant's Histoire Naturelle des Perroquets, which is considered the most comprehensive and complete catalogue on the subject. This magnif...

From Levaillant's Histoire Naturelle des Perroquets, which is considered the most comprehensive and complete catalogue on the subject. This magnif...

For "Les Roses".Stipple engraving, printed in colours and finished by hand.

Pierre Joseph Redoute was perhaps one of the greatest of all flower artists and was employed by the Empress Josephine, wife of the Emperor Napoleo...

Seba's Cabinet of Curiosities was the result of a life time dedicated to research and study. Although it was common for apothecaries to collect na...

Seba's Cabinet of Curiosities is the result of a life time dedicated to research and study. Although it was common for apothecaries to collect nat...

Specimen 1. Lesser Anteater. 2. Mongoose.Seba's Cabinet of Curiosities was the result of a life time dedicated to research and study. Although it ...

Specimen 1-2. Long-tailed porcupine. 3. Asian paradise-flycatcher (dark version). 4. Red Diamond rattlesnake.Seba's Cabinet of Curiosities is the ...

From the "Birds of New Guinea".John Gould is widely considered as the greatest and most ambitious of all Victorian ornithologists, combining both ...

Birds depicted: Bucco Cayennensis, Calbula Viridis, Calbula Paradisaea and Jacamerops Grandis. Descourtilz worked for the National Museum of Rio d...

Birds depicted: Pipra Militaris, Pipra Serena, Pipra Setifera and Pipra Galeata.Descourtilz worked for the National Museum of Rio de Janeiro. He ...

Birds depicted: Pipra Strigillata, Pipra Erythrocephala, Pipra Chrysocephala and Pipra Aureola. Descourtilz worked for the National Museum of Ri...