Scientific Illustration

aycarambas:

1874 Crocodiles Print, Natural History Chromolithograph, Antique, Reptiles at CarambasVintage http://etsy.me/S33lwx

aycarambas:

Pears Color Lithograph Print 1923 to Frame at CarambasVintage http://etsy.me/VFgw6B

Probably plums rather that pears

aycarambas:

Extinct Plants Antique Color Lithograph Carboniferous Ferns at CarambasVintage http://etsy.me/SQFp0P

aycarambas:

Birds Vintage Print Antique Color Lithograph at CarambasVintage http://etsy.me/XvTazS

aycarambas:

Flora and Fauna of Maranhao, Brazil, as seen by a priest in the 17th century

medicalstate:

Transverse section of the head from Topographisch-anatomischer atlas nach durchschnitten an gefrorenen cadavern by anatomist Wilhelm Braune and artist C. Schmiedel.

This is such a beautiful work of art. Created in the late 19th century, it becomes even more impressive when you discover that it was created through a process of chromolithography, a painstakingly slow process that required both patience and precision.

aycarambas:

Lepidoptera 2

featherandmoss:

Old German chromolithograph of Alpine flowers by Ernst Heyn, 1894.

aycarambas:

Medusa chromolithograph