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"Contributions to the natural history of Labuan, and the adjacent coasts of Borneo" (1855) is the earliest attempt to produce a comprehensive, illustrated account of the biodiversity of Labuan and western Borneo. View it in #BHLib via @NLB: https://t.co/5J1GDexjCM #HistSci
🐢 Happy #WorldTurtleDay! 1 Leatherback Sea Turtle; 2 Hawksbill Sea Turtle; 3
South American Snake-necked Turtle; 4 Mata Mata; 5 Geometric Tortoise; 6 Galápagos Tortoise; 7 Snapping Turtle. Ernst Haeckel, Kunstformen der Natur (1904). Via @IllinoisLibrary: https://t.co/69BxkGKASB
Celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity by exploring #biodiversity through #SciArt with the #BHLib @Flickr! Over 120,000 illustrations representing hundreds of years of #NaturalHistory publications: https://t.co/xVhfuxCdBB #IntlBiodiversityDay 🌵🐝🐙🦒🌺🐠🦋
August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof was a German miniature painter, naturalist and entomologist. Explore the #NaturalHistory of #insects in the Dutch translation of his "De natuurlyke historie der insecten" (1764-68), in #BHLib via @MBLWHOILibrary: https://t.co/FogMR2uVLt
James Bateman was one of the first to advocate for "cool" orchid cultivation, which enabled Odontoglossum orchids to be cultivated in England. Explore his "A monograph of Odontoglossum" (1874) in #BHLib via @mobotgarden: https://t.co/Grai5uil3w #BotanicMonday
Bateman’s "The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala" ([1837]-1843) is the largest botanical book ever produced with lithographic plates. It features #SciArt by Sarah Anne Drake & Augusta Withers. In #BHLib via @mobotgarden: https://t.co/dxv0j3XWjh #BotanicalArtWorldwide
"A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland" (1793-95) was the 1st published scientific book dedicated to Australian flora. It features engravings prepared by James Sowerby based partly on drawings by convict artist Thomas Watling: https://t.co/1kdms7YyuG #BotanicalArtWorldwide
Britton & Rose’s "The Cactaceae" (1919-1923) is an early definitive taxonomic work on the family Cactaceae. It features stunning #SciArt by @NYBG artist Mary Emily Eaton. Explore the work in #BHLib via NYBG: https://t.co/YI3ODY5TRB #FloraFriday #BotanicalArtWorldwide
Curtis's Botanical Magazine (first published in 1787 as The Botanical Magazine) is the world's longest-running botanical magazine. Its notable #SciArt is reproduced from original artworks by leading botanical artists: https://t.co/QJlwCt3fNQ #BotanicalArtWorldwide
Celebrate #BotanicalArtWorldwide by exploring botanical #SciArt in the #BHLib @Flickr: https://t.co/YWOptkv12r
Featured #SciArt is of the legume Inga fastuosa from Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin's "Fragmenta Botanica" (1809), via @mobotgarden: https://t.co/QLllcthLzr