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"Atlas sistemático de historia natural" (1867) — with 36 plates representing the animal, plant & mineral kingdoms — was intended as a teaching aid for schools & families. Explore the Atlas in #BHLib thanks to @institutomora as part of BHL México ➡️ https://t.co/CsyicEWJD0
Pheasant's Foot Geranium (Pelargonium glutinosum). #SciArt engraved by S. Watts after designs by Edwin Dalton Smith and published within Robert Sweet's 5-volume work on the family Geraniaceae, freely available in #BHLib via @NYBG ➡️ https://t.co/x98el8OAXD #BotanicMonday
Natterer's bat (Myotis nattereri) and Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii).
Beautiful #shells from "D'Amboinsche Rariteitkamer" for #MolluskMonday! This 1705 work by Rumpf details the marine life of Amboina (Ambon) in what is now eastern Indonesia & features #SciArt by Maria Sybilla Merian. In #BHLib via @museumsvictoria @bhl_au: https://t.co/iB5ie7ZIIv
October is #BatAppreciationMonth! Bats are important pollinators and they also help keep insect populations (such as mosquitoes) in check. #SciArt by Ernst Haeckel from "Kunstformen der Natur" (1899-1904), in #BHLib via @SILibraries ➡️ https://t.co/2lKFtlcmGu #BatMonth 🦇🦇🦇
"Trees and shrubs of the British Isles" (1909) was produced as a guide to help readers identify some 550 such native and commonly cultivated species of Britain. The 16 color plates are by C.F. Newall. In #BHLib via @GersteinLibrary @uoftlibraries ➡️ https://t.co/d7Vm66Z0b2
"Stirpes novae" (1784–1785) described, illustrated, and classified according to the Linnaean system plants new or largely unknown to science. Pierre-Joseph Redouté provided more than 50 plates for the work. Find it in #BHLib via @mobotgarden ➡️ https://t.co/440YapuD2U
The long-leaf sugarbush (Protea longifolia) is native to South Africa. #SciArt drawn and lithographed by C.F. Schmidt for "Icones plantarum rariorum Horti Regii Botanici Berolinensis" (1840-44), freely available in #BHLib via @Kew_LAA ➡️ https://t.co/YyqtMJwjyA #BotanicMonday
"Des champignons comestibles, suspects et vénéneux" (1827-28) is a rare mycological work with #SciArt depicting 200 mushroom species arranged according to edible, suspect, and poisonous species. Explore it in #BHLib via @LloydLibraryMus ➡️ https://t.co/AbQcxQziwt #FungiFriday
Mexican naturalist Rafael Montes de Oca's "Ensayo ornitologico de los troquilideos ó colibries de Mexico" (1875) describes 48 Mexican hummingbird species. Find it in #BHLib thanks to @SILibraries ➡️ https://t.co/a4pusCOlPI #HispanicHeritageMonth #Feathursday