Scientific Illustration

Icones rerum naturalium by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.

Hauniæ [i.e., Copenhagen] :Ex officina Mölleri,MDCCLXXVI [1776]..
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Icones rerum naturalium by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.

Hauniæ [i.e., Copenhagen] :Ex officina Mölleri,MDCCLXXVI [1776]..
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Icones plantarum rariorum by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.

Vindobonae :||Londini :||Lugduni Batavorum :||Argentorati :C.F. Wappler ;||B. White et filium ;||S. et J. Luchtmans :||A. König,1781-1793..
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Icones plantarum rariorum by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.

Vindobonae :||Londini :||Lugduni Batavorum :||Argentorati :C.F. Wappler ;||B. White et filium ;||S. et J. Luchtmans :||A. König,1781-1793..
biodiversitylibrary.org/page/271685

n119_w1150 by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.

Jellyfish by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.

Icones rerum naturalium :.
Hauniæ [i.e., Copenhagen] :Ex officina Mölleri,MDCCLXXVI [1776]..
biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41360639

The Art of Plant Evolution by W. John Cress and Shirley Sherwood

‘Art meets science’ in this beautiful book that aims to give readers a sense of some contemporary scientific discoveries that are changing our understanding of plant relationships.

136 botanical paintings from the Shirley Sherwood Collection, by 84 artists, cover 50 orders of plants in 118 families, and a total of 133 species, providing a sweeping overview of the evolution of plants on earth. 

The paintings display a sampling of the plant world from fungi to daisies, including algae, mosses, ferns, conifers and flowering plants arranged in the most up to date evolutionary sequence, determined by recent DNA analysis. 

The text places each artist’s observations as displayed in the paintings, in the context of modern plant classification, providing readers with a new understanding of the complex interrelationships between plant species, and enhancing their appreciation of the botanical artist’s ability to portray the delicate beauty of nature. 

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Jellyfish by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.

Icones rerum naturalium :.
Hauniæ [i.e., Copenhagen] :Ex officina Mölleri,MDCCLXXVI [1776]..
biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41360637

Icones rerum naturalium by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.

Hauniæ [i.e., Copenhagen] :Ex officina Mölleri,MDCCLXXVI [1776]..
biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41360643

Icones rerum naturalium by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.

Hauniæ [i.e., Copenhagen] :Ex officina Mölleri,MDCCLXXVI [1776]..
biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41360653