Scientific Illustration

A Plumed Basilisk, done for an Animals and Ecosystems class of mine.

Thanks for the submission trying-to-tumble!

katobus:

Wip. #art, #lizard, #Gekko, #scientific illustration, #illustration, #wildlife, #watercolor, #winsorandnewton

katobus:

WIP. Gekko.

Die Kriechthiere Deutsche-Ost-Afrikas by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.

Berlin,Geographische Verlagsbuchhandlung Dietrich Reimer,1897..
biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36023870

compendium-of-beasts:

Common guana. (1802)

via NYPL

(via chasinglinnaeus)

alwaysalwaysalwaysthesea:

Reptiles and Amphibians by fotoflow / Oscar Arriola on Flickr.

(via compendium-of-beasts)

biomedicalephemera:

Artistic interpretations of sea life, birds, and reptiles

Between the beginning of the Scientific Revolution (which began in the mid-17th century) and the early-19th Century movement towards dry and clinical accuracy in both anatomical and zoological illustrations, there was a period of extravagance, showiness, and artistic expression in the sciences.

Instead of being solely geared towards other scientists, the artists sought to entice the general public and show off their vast collections, in many of their works. This can be seen in the medical illustrations of Frederick Ruysch, as well as here, in the zoological illustrations of Albertus Seba.

[h/t to Biodiversity Library’s blog for tipping me off to the interesting connections between two collections already in my archive]

Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri accurata descripto, tome II & III. Albetus Seba, 1735.

astronomy-to-zoology:

Genus Shonisaurus

was a genus of large ichthyosaurs that lived in the late Triassic. This genus was one of the largest of the ichthyosaurs with species measuring up to 50 feet long. Shonisaurus had a long snout and longer and narrower flippers than other ichthyosaurs, these features suggest that the shonisaurs may be an offshoot of the ichthyosaur line.

Phylogeny

Animalia-Chordata-Ichthyosauria-Shastasauria-Shastasauridae-Shonisaurus

Source,Source

(via rhamphotheca)

veelopesciraptor:

Iguana ( watercolor - A3 ) for Scientific Illustration class

rhamphotheca:

HEY KIDS!!! Let’s color our very own motherfucking Jackson’s Chameleon!

(via: National Geographic)