Zoological Illustration Collection

Turtles; Botanical and zoological illustration by F. E. Guerin. From Dictionnaire pittoresque d'histoire naturelle
5305746 Turtles; Botanical and zoological illustration by F. E. Guerin. From Dictionnaire pittoresque d'histoire naturelle et des phenomenes de la nature-1833/1834; (add.info)

Cross-section through chambered nautilus shell, Nautilus pompilius (Nautilus crassus) 1, small nautilus
FLO4652505 Cross-section through chambered nautilus shell, Nautilus pompilius (Nautilus crassus) 1, small nautilus, Nautilus pompilius suluensis 2, greater argonaut with narrow keel

Varieties of gold and silver ores. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Georg Wolfgang Knorr from his
FLO4652426 Varieties of gold and silver ores. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Georg Wolfgang Knorr from his Deliciae Naturae Selectae of Kabinet van Zeldzaamheden der Natuur

Flying fish, Exocoetus volitans 1, suckerfish, Remora remora 2, barramundi, Lates calcarifer 3, scale 4, seahorse
FLO4652711 Flying fish, Exocoetus volitans 1, suckerfish, Remora remora 2, barramundi, Lates calcarifer 3, scale 4, seahorse, Hippocampus species 5

Broadnosed pipefish, Syngnathus typhle 1, Syngnatus sphidion, trumpetfish, Aulostomus maculatus 2, snake pipefish
FLO4652705 Broadnosed pipefish, Syngnathus typhle 1, Syngnatus sphidion, trumpetfish, Aulostomus maculatus 2, snake pipefish, Entelurus aequoreus Sygnatus aequorens 3, tropical fish species 4,5

Gurnard, Chelidonichthys species 1, needlefish, Belone belone 2, longhorn cowfish, Lactoria cornuta 3, herring
FLO4652684 Gurnard, Chelidonichthys species 1, needlefish, Belone belone 2, longhorn cowfish, Lactoria cornuta 3, herring, Clupea harengus 4, and few-spined porcupinefish

Sea star or starfish with five arms, under side, Asterias rubens A, starfish from the North Sea 1,2, and sea star
FLO4652627 Sea star or starfish with five arms, under side, Asterias rubens A, starfish from the North Sea 1,2, and sea star, Asterias rubens 3,4

Various shells: Jewel box clam, Chama squamata 1, embossed horn shell, 2, miter, Mitra mitra (Mitra episcopalis) 3
FLO4652544 Various shells: Jewel box clam, Chama squamata 1, embossed horn shell, 2, miter, Mitra mitra (Mitra episcopalis) 3, volute sea snail, Voluta musicalis 4, agate volute 5

Red-tailed boa skin, skeleton and spine, Boa constrictor. (The skin of a Ceilan Snake, a piece in large, the skeleton)
FLO4652990 Red-tailed boa skin, skeleton and spine, Boa constrictor. (The skin of a Ceilan Snake, a piece in large, the skeleton, outer spine)

South American rattlesnake, Crotalus durissis, and snake from Boston, New England
FLO4652976 South American rattlesnake, Crotalus durissis, and snake from Boston, New England. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Paul Kuffner after an illustration from nature by Johann Christoph

Hermann's tortoise, Testudo hermanni 1, common padloper, Homopus areolatus 2, geometric tortoise
FLO4652937 Hermann's tortoise, Testudo hermanni 1, common padloper, Homopus areolatus 2, geometric tortoise, Psammobates geometricus 3, underside of Hermann's tortoise4

Skull of a Buru babirusa, Babyrousa babyrussa. The head of a wild boar-deer from India, Babyroussa
FLO4652866 Skull of a Buru babirusa, Babyrousa babyrussa. The head of a wild boar-deer from India, Babyroussa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Sebastian Leitner after an illustration by

European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus, and seven-banded armadillo, Dasypus septemcinctus
FLO4652825 European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus, and seven-banded armadillo, Dasypus septemcinctus. (epic pork from Zelande)

Head of a young antelope and wild civet of English Guiana. The head of a bigarre goat, a wild civet with a sharp snout
FLO4652801 Head of a young antelope and wild civet of English Guiana. The head of a bigarre goat, a wild civet with a sharp snout

Mushroom coral species: Amaranthus saxeus 1, Meandrina meandrites 2, Eschara retiformis 3, and Fungia fungites 4
FLO4652618 Mushroom coral species: Amaranthus saxeus 1, Meandrina meandrites 2, Eschara retiformis 3, and Fungia fungites 4

Northern stone crab, Lithodes maja 1, and brown crab, Cancer pagurus 2 (Spineuse crab, Cancer spinosus)
FLO4652580 Northern stone crab, Lithodes maja 1, and brown crab, Cancer pagurus 2 (Spineuse crab, Cancer spinosus, and ecrevisse a coque uni, Brachyurus laevis)

Seaweed without coral bark 1, and smaller seaweed with yellow coral bark 2
FLO4652482 Seaweed without coral bark 1, and smaller seaweed with yellow coral bark 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Christian Nicolaus Kleemann from Georg Wolfgang

Coral species, Cerebrites or Lithocerebrum 1,2, Madrepora branch colonized by stony coral 3, lobe coral
FLO4652471 Coral species, Cerebrites or Lithocerebrum 1,2, Madrepora branch colonized by stony coral 3, lobe coral, Porites lobata, Millepora lobata 4, and sea fan, Gorgonia species

Atlas moth, Attacus atlas 1, Menelaus blue morpho, Morpho menelaus 2, lanternfly, Pyrops candelaria 3
FLO4652373 Atlas moth, Attacus atlas 1, Menelaus blue morpho, Morpho menelaus 2, lanternfly, Pyrops candelaria 3, European butterflies 4-8

Black and red corals and a mushroom coral, Fungia fungites (Madrepora fungites)
FLO4652352 Black and red corals and a mushroom coral, Fungia fungites (Madrepora fungites).; (add.info.: Black and red corals and a mushroom coral)

Nicobar crab-eating macaque, Macaca fascicularis. Simia cynomolgos Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann
FLO4692274 Nicobar crab-eating macaque, Macaca fascicularis. Simia cynomolgos Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Sebastian Leitner after an illustration by Jacques de Seve from Johann

Long-tailed macaque, Macaca silenus. Endangered. Simia silenus L. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joseph Kellner
FLO4692245 Long-tailed macaque, Macaca silenus. Endangered. Simia silenus L. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joseph Kellner after an illustration by Jacques de Seve from Johann Christian Daniel

Walrus, Odobenus rosmarus. Vulnerable. Trichecus rosmarus Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Nussbiegel
FLO4692201 Walrus, Odobenus rosmarus. Vulnerable. Trichecus rosmarus Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Nussbiegel after an illustration by Jacques de Seve from Johann Christian

Asian elephant, Elephas maximus. Endangered. Elephas maximus Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann
FLO4692195 Asian elephant, Elephas maximus. Endangered. Elephas maximus Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Nussbiegel after an illustration by Jacques de Seve from Johann Christian

Mandrill even, Mandrillus sphinx. Vulnerable. Simia sphynx Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Sebastian
FLO4692180 Mandrill even, Mandrillus sphinx. Vulnerable. Simia sphynx Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Sebastian Leitner after an illustration by Jacques de Seve from Johann

Greater bulldog bat, Noctilio leporinus. Vespertilio leporinus Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann
FLO4692036 Greater bulldog bat, Noctilio leporinus. Vespertilio leporinus Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Nussbiegel from Johann Christian Daniel Schreber's Animal

Lesser sac-winged bat, Saccopteryx leptura. Vespertilio lepturus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann
FLO4691984 Lesser sac-winged bat, Saccopteryx leptura. Vespertilio lepturus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Nussbiegel after an illustration from nature by J.D

Painted woolly bat, Kerivoula picta. Vespertilio pictus Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jakob Andreas
FLO4691924 Painted woolly bat, Kerivoula picta. Vespertilio pictus Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jakob Andreas Eisenmann after an illustration by Jacques de Seve

Lesser false vampire bat, Megaderma spasma. Vespertilio spasma Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Hermann
FLO4691923 Lesser false vampire bat, Megaderma spasma. Vespertilio spasma Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Hermann Jakob Tyroff from Johann Christian Daniel Schreber's Animal

Greater speech-nosed bat, Phyllostomus hastatus. Vespertilio foricinus Pall
FLO4691907 Greater speech-nosed bat, Phyllostomus hastatus. Vespertilio foricinus Pall. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Tyroff after an illustration by Johann Bernhard Gottfried Hopfer

Philippine flying lemur, Cynocephalus volans. Lemur Volans Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joseph Kellner
FLO4691852 Philippine flying lemur, Cynocephalus volans. Lemur Volans Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joseph Kellner from Johann Christian Daniel Schreber's Animal Illustrations after

Red-handed or gold-handed tamarin, Saguinus midas. Simia midas. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joseph Kellner
FLO4691847 Red-handed or gold-handed tamarin, Saguinus midas. Simia midas. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joseph Kellner after an illustration by George Edwards from Johann Christian Daniel

Slow-paced lemur or red slender loris, Loris tardigradus. Endangered. Lemur tardigradus Linn
FLO4691752 Slow-paced lemur or red slender loris, Loris tardigradus. Endangered. Lemur tardigradus Linn. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Golden lion tamarin or golden marmoset, Leontopithecus rosalia. Endangered. Simia rosalia Linn
FLO4691731 Golden lion tamarin or golden marmoset, Leontopithecus rosalia. Endangered. Simia rosalia Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jakob Andreas Eisenmann after an illustration by

Common squirrel monkey, Saimiri sciureus. Simia sciurea Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Hermann Jakob
FLO4691691 Common squirrel monkey, Saimiri sciureus. Simia sciurea Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Hermann Jakob Tyroff after an illustration by Joseph Karell from Johann Christian Daniel

Young banded langur, Presbytis femoralis. Simia maura. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn
FLO4691652 Young banded langur, Presbytis femoralis. Simia maura. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved after nature by Hermann Jakob Tyroff from Johann Christian Daniel

Red-shanked douc, Pygathrix nemaeus. Endangered. Simia nemaeus Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann
FLO4691639 Red-shanked douc, Pygathrix nemaeus. Endangered. Simia nemaeus Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Sebastian Leitner after an illustration by Jacques de Seve from Johann

Greater spot-nosed monkey or putty-nosed monkey. Cercopithecus nictitans. Simia Nictitans Linn
FLO4691618 Greater spot-nosed monkey or putty-nosed monkey. Cercopithecus nictitans. Simia Nictitans Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Nussbiegel from Johann Christian Daniel

Sumatran orangutan, Pongo abelii. Critically endangered. Simia satyrus Linn
FLO4691629 Sumatran orangutan, Pongo abelii. Critically endangered. Simia satyrus Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Nussbiegel after an illustration by R

Sooty mangabey, Cercocebus atys. Simia aethiops Linn. var. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jakob Samuel Walwerth
FLO4691617 Sooty mangabey, Cercocebus atys. Simia aethiops Linn. var. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jakob Samuel Walwerth after an illustration by Jacques de Seve from Johann Christian Daniel

Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, with hood. White-breasted falcon, Falco nisus
FLO4652740 Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, with hood. White-breasted falcon, Falco nisus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jakob-Andreas Eisemann after an illustration from nature by

Sea star or starfish with five arms, Asterias rubens 1, starfish from America 2, sea star regenerating one arm 3
FLO4652653 Sea star or starfish with five arms, Asterias rubens 1, starfish from America 2, sea star regenerating one arm 3, four-armed starfish 4, five-armed starfish 5.6

Coral species: black coral, Corallium nigrum arboreum 1, Corallium album stellatum 2, Corallium album oculatum 3
FLO4652579 Coral species: black coral, Corallium nigrum arboreum 1, Corallium album stellatum 2, Corallium album oculatum 3, Acropora abrotanoides, Madrepora abrotonoides 4, and bamboo coral

Whelk, Buccinum undatum 1, sea snails, Cymbium species 2,3, whelk with ovary, Buccinum ampullatum 4
FLO4652550 Whelk, Buccinum undatum 1, sea snails, Cymbium species 2,3, whelk with ovary, Buccinum ampullatum 4, shell with egg nest, Vespertilio and Melicera 5, whelk with egg nest

Whelk, Buccinum undatum 1, Noah's ark, Arca noae 2, noble pen shell, Pinna nobilis 3, Tusus brevis 4
FLO4652539 Whelk, Buccinum undatum 1, Noah's ark, Arca noae 2, noble pen shell, Pinna nobilis 3, Tusus brevis 4, Caltrop murex, Murex tribulus 5, Admiral cone, Conus admiralis 6, volute

Common caiman, Caiman crocodilus. The great torch lezard, Lezard-Crocodile of Surinam
FLO4653059 Common caiman, Caiman crocodilus. The great torch lezard, Lezard-Crocodile of Surinam. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Friedrich Schmidt after an illustration by Johann

Two Suriname snakes: Green snake (Malayan green whipsnake, Ahaetulla mycterizans)
FLO4653011 Two Suriname snakes: Green snake (Malayan green whipsnake, Ahaetulla mycterizans?) and checkered garter snake, Thamnophis marcianus

Monitor lizard, Varanus species. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andreas Hoffer after an illustration by Johann
FLO4652983 Monitor lizard, Varanus species. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andreas Hoffer after an illustration by Johann Christoph Keller from Georg Wolfgang Knorr's Deliciae Naturae

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"Exploring the Marvels of Zoological Illustration: A Glimpse into Nature's Hidden Gems" Step into the enchanting world of zoological illustration, where intricate details and vibrant colors bring to life a myriad of fascinating creatures. In this captivating collection, we embark on a visual journey through the works of James Sowerby, an esteemed artist renowned for his meticulous handcolored copperplate engravings. First, we encounter the European bee-eater, its male and female counterparts depicted with astonishing precision. Every feather seems to dance upon the page, capturing their elegance and grace. Moving on, our eyes are drawn to the sand worm with crimson feelers – Amphitrite rosea – its delicate form exuding both fragility and strength. Delving deeper into Sowerby's masterpieces, we discover a lacewing larva adorned in lichen attire. Alongside it resides two tiny mites - Acarus amictus and Acarus corbicula - forming a miniature ecosystem within this remarkable illustration. Coralline species emerge next; Corallina auriculariaeformis stands out among them like an ethereal underwater forest. Its beauty is mesmerizing as if plucked from dreams or distant realms beneath the waves. The marbled coronet moth flutters onto our gaze next; Hadena confusa showcases intricate patterns that seem almost otherworldly. The common octopus reveals itself in all its mysterious glory – Octopus vulgaris displaying its eight arms with captivating allure while nearby rests the Downy emerald dragonfly shimmering in shades of bronze; Cordulia aenea enchants us with its delicate wingspan. Valeria oleagina emerges as another jewel within Sowerby's portfolio—a green-brindled dot moth whose subtle hues blend seamlessly together creating an exquisite tapestry upon each wingbeat. The Carabus rotundicollis beetle scuttles forth next—its iridescent shell reflecting the light, a true marvel of nature.