Scientific Illustration

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  • heatheredsf:

    Vintage Talking Leaves Book, 1934. Now made into wallets.

    Thanks for the submission heathered!

    Tagged: 1930s leaves nature science trees vintage book scientific illustration

    Posted on December 26, 2012 via Heathered Handmade with 295 notes

  • jumbledplanet:

“Butterflies and Moths, A Study of the Largest and Most Beautiful Insects,” by Richard A. Martin, Illustrated by Rudolf Freund, James Gordon Irving, Eloise Wilkin.  Golden Press, 1958.  This was given to be my parents in 1961.  From the personal collection of Jumbled Planet.

    jumbledplanet:

    “Butterflies and Moths, A Study of the Largest and Most Beautiful Insects,” by Richard A. Martin, Illustrated by Rudolf Freund, James Gordon Irving, Eloise Wilkin.  Golden Press, 1958.  This was given to be my parents in 1961.  From the personal collection of Jumbled Planet.

    Tagged: scientific illustration vintage butterflies Golden Press vintage book vintage children's book mid century mid-century mid-century illustration Mid Century Design children's books

    Posted on July 30, 2012 via Jumbled Planet with 466 notes

  • jumbledplanet:

The How and Why Wonder Book of Wild Flowers, copyright 1962. Illustrated by Cynthia Iliff Koehler and Alvin Koehler.

    jumbledplanet:

    The How and Why Wonder Book of Wild Flowers, copyright 1962. Illustrated by Cynthia Iliff Koehler and Alvin Koehler.

    Tagged: 1960s sixties vintage vintage book vintage science book illustration mid century mid century illustration mid century graphics

    Posted on June 14, 2012 via Jumbled Planet with 4,471 notes

  • worldofrarebookephemera:

Beautiful vintage 1950s map of the moon

    worldofrarebookephemera:

    Beautiful vintage 1950s map of the moon

    Tagged: moon map vintage book book illustration vintage map astronomy lunar sky night

    Posted on August 23, 2011 via World of Rare Book Ephemera with 292 notes

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