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Pitcairnia altensteinii is endemic to Venezuela. #SciArt by C.F. Schmidt for "Icones plantarum rariorum Horti Regii Botanici Berolinensis" (1840-44), depicting new or little-known plants grown at the Berlin Botanic Gardens. Via @Kew_LAA: https://t.co/F6ozLGedwO #FloraFriday
"Introduction to Entomology", 1st published 1815-1826, was the 1st popular entomological work in English. Authored by William Kirby & William Spence, it went on to be published in 7 editions. Explore the title in #BHLib via @Cornell_Library ➡️ https://t.co/DerHkmlwI8
Sisters Harriet & Helena Scott were renowned for their skills as natural history illustrators. For #WorldSnakeDay, explore their #SciArt within "Snakes of Australia" (1869), authored by Gerard Krefft. In #BHLib via @mayrlibrary ➡️ https://t.co/9Zvy14yiKL #HerNaturalHistory 🐍
In the 18th & 19th centuries, shell collecting was a popular pastime. Many beautifully-illustrated conchology publications were produced, such as "A Conchological Manual" (1839). Explore a 1st edition in #BHLib via @mayrlibrary ➡️ https://t.co/DcdeFPzmQT #MolluskMonday 🐚🐚
Margaret Armstrong was a celebrated artist & avid naturalist. She produced the first comprehensive guide to wildflowers of the American west: "Field Book of Western Wild Flowers" (1915). Explore it for #BotanicMonday via @NYBG ➡️ https://t.co/ILLfB9sIFU #HerNaturalHistory
Happy #WorldFireflyDay2019! Fireflies are beetles well-known for their use of bioluminescence to attract mates or prey. Explore the Lampyridae in "Genera Insectorum", fasc. 53 (1907), in #BHLib via @uoftlibraries @GersteinLibrary: https://t.co/qkZREUX8BK #FireflyMagic #wffd2019
Happy #MolluskMonday! Shell-ebrate with beautiful shell #SciArt from the 1872 and 1880 volumes of the "Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London". Explore this title in #BHLib thanks to @NHM_Library @NHM_London ➡️ https://t.co/7GPigU17e1 🐚🐚🐚
Atlantic white-spotted octopus (Callistoctopus macropus). #SciArt by Jean Baptiste Vérany for Férussac and d'Orbigny's monograph on cephalopods: "Histoire Naturelle" (1835-48). Explore the work in #BHLib via @bhl_au @museumsvictoria ➡️ https://t.co/w0YO2zYC5y #CephalopodWeek
Enjoy some fruit #SciArt for #BotanicMonday! The William Coxe Manuscript is a two-volume, undated manuscript on pomology. V. 2 (featured) includes life-size, watercolor plates of fruit by Coxe's daughter, Elizabeth. In #BHLib via @USDA_ARS ➡️ https://t.co/PyaArQaMlb 🍎🍐🍑
@smithsonian We're bringing beach buddies of all shapes and sizes (but no mosquitos, we promise!).
These friends from the @SILibraries collection in #BHLib are ready for some beachy fun & an exciting #SolsticeSaturday! 🦀🏝🌊