Scientific Illustration

Locusta christii Curtis, = L. migratoria by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.

British entomology;.
London,Printed for the author,1823-40..
biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9281595

atelierentomologica:

From  ‘Insecten-Belustigung’ (Insect Amusements) by AJ Rösel von Rosenhof. The books were released in installments between 1746 and 1761.

biomedicalephemera:

Red Locust (Nomadacris septemfasciata)

The red locust is a sub-Saharan grasshopper in its gregarious phase. Unlike desert locusts, red locusts have not caused any devastating crop destruction since the 1940s. However, the last mass gregarious infestation lasted from 1930-1944 in Chad, the Sahel, and almost all of southern Africa, and was as devastating as the Rocky Mountain locust was in the United States in the 19th century.

Fabre’s Book of Insects. Illsutrated by E. J. Detmold, 1921.

joewardillustration:

(Click images for slideshow)

As promised, selected pages from my self promotional book. Size is A5, limited to 20 copies. A fair selection of work was included in varying styles to entice potential customers and show flexibility. 

Not overly pleased with the title, it was a generic filler that I decided to go with due to time constraints, and felt it fit. 

I only have 3 copies left, for swaps/sale. The rest have been distributed at the London Book Fair to art directors and relevant publishers.

Amanda Wood, Publishing Director at Templar Publishing commented that she felt I’ve concentrated too much on one subject. I agree wholeheartedly on this, and feel that perhaps I should have done a more general piece, including other animals and ephemera from worldwide history and cultures. This applies to my portfolio too. On the plus side, she really liked my work and style, and advised putting all my effort into promoting my work to museums and similar institutions. 

atelierentomologica:

Locust Swarm, Paul Flanderky, From Brehm’s Tierleben, Leipzig 1863

megat:

Locusta migratoria (African migratory locust) (via)

(via atelierentomologica)

atelierentomologica:

Floral designs with insects

Verlag von Jul. Hoffman, Stuttgart 1895, from Tierelben im Ornament

vintagenational:

Drawn by Irvin E. Alleman.

April, 1953.

The Locust in Africa and Asia, showing Spring, Summer, and Fall breeding grounds, plus migration patterns under normal conditions and as altered by climate change. Yes, the locust. Yes, that locust.

Hungry Locusts, Flying on the Winds, Eat Their Way Across Two Continents

In some years the Desert Locust is a solitary, stay-at-home grasshopper. But suddenly, as in 1952, it may change character, gather an army, and start a gluttonous, migratory spree. Winds and double wings carry swarms from Africa to India, and some return. Replacements bred on the way refresh the teams like relay runners. Crop losses sometimes threaten nearly a fourth of the earth’s people with famine.

Sinkiang is an alternate spelling of Xinjiang. French Somaliland is now the independent country of Djibouti. British Somaliland is now part of present-day Somalia. Tanganyika is now part of the United Republic of Tanzania. Thanks, Wikipedia!

(via fuckyeahcartography)

darksilenceinsuburbia:

Insect Wall Charts.

“Araneina epeira” - Araneus^ is a genus of common orb-weaving spiders. Araneus was formerly called epeira and it remains a pseudonym.

Locusta migratoria^  - (African migratory locust).

The images here are from the

Historic Entomology Online site

at Wageningen UR

 

(via mudwerks)

n296_w1150 by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.

Italian Locusts

Fabre’s book of insects,.
New York :Dodd, Mead and company,1921..
biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8611851