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Moths: rose anthelid (Chenuala heliaspis) & variable anthelid (Anthela varia). #SciArt by Harriet Scott for "Australian Lepidoptera and Their Transformations", Vol. 2 (1890-98), authored by Alexander Walker Scott. In #BHLib via @bhl_au @austmus ➡️ https://t.co/taW1eDF4Nc 🐛🦋
The Botany Libraries of @HarvardLibrary recently digitized a beautiful volume of original orchid paintings by João Barbosa Rodrigues: "Iconographie des orchidées du Brésil". Explore the #SciArt, signed and dated from 1869 through 1888, in #BHLib ➡️ https://t.co/AoaKrN48zk
"Our Living World; An Artistic Edition" (1885) featured chromolithographs by the renowned firm of Louis Prang. Prang is sometimes called "father of the American Christmas card". Explore the work in #BHLib thanks to @IllinoisLibrary ➡️ https://t.co/zgJL1fXcTu #SciArt
The Preface of "The Wild Flowers of California" states: "The story of their home life has never been told". Author Mary Parsons and illustrator Margaret Buck hoped to address that with this work. 4th ed. (1902) via @librarycongress: https://t.co/gcy9cyVvTK #WildflowerWednesday
Wishing you a fin-tastic #FishyFriday! "Histoire Naturelle des Poissons" (1828-1849) by Cuvier & Valenciennes attempted to catalog all known #fish. The 22 volumes treated over 4,500 species. Explore the work in #BHLib thanks to @mayrlibrary ➡️ https://t.co/woPoIxmpWC 🐠🐡🐟
Enjoy botanical #SciArt for #FloraFriday! "Icones plantarum rariorum Horti Regii Botanici Berolinensis" (1840-44) illustrated & described new or little-known plants grown at the Berlin Botanic Gardens. This #RareBook is available in #BHLib via @Kew_LAA: https://t.co/mgOBg2ew90
"What bird is that? A Guide to the Birds of Australia" (1931) promised that "all who so desire may become intimately acquainted with the many and beautiful native birds that throng our bushland". In #BHLib via @museumsvictoria @bhl_au ➡️ https://t.co/CaD5B1w2pR #Feathursday
"Tabulae phytographicae" (1795-1804) explained the Linnaean system of plant classification through a series of instructional #SciArt depicting the relationships between various plants that shared the same classification. Explore it in #BHLib via @NYBG: https://t.co/JRyG5tkgss
Nudibranchs come in striking colors & forms, as seen through Tokyo-based artist Kumataro Ito's #SciArt documenting specimens collected on the Philippine Expedition, captured in Paul Bartsch's field book available via @SmithsonianArch ➡️ https://t.co/CPGGoY5ur7 #MolluskMonday
Martyn's "Historia plantarum rariorum" (1728-[1737]) was the first flower book to be printed in color. The #Sciart was engraved by Elisha Kirkall after paintings by van Huysum, Houstoun, Massey, Sartorys & Sartorius. In #BHLib via @NYBG: https://t.co/RouxVhLbqr #BotanicMonday