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Franz Bauer (1758-1840) was the 1st artist-in-residence at @kewgardens. Improved heating methods in the Gardens' glasshouses enabled the growth of #orchids, which Bauer illustrated & John Lindley published. Find the #SciArt in #BHLib via @NHM_Library ➡️ https://t.co/wT9ROQpRDi
Happy #AustraliaDay! Explore John Gould's "The #Birds of Australia" (1848-69), with illustrations by Elizabeth Gould, Waterhouse Hawkins, Edward Lear & H.C. Richter. This #SciArt is of Albert's Lyrebird (Menura alberti), in #BHLib via @SILibraries: https://t.co/ps39K2q2Us
Wishing you a Merry Christmas and happy holiday season! 🎄
Image: #Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) from "Curtis's botanical magazine", v. 63 (1863). Contributed in #BHLib from @mobotgarden. https://t.co/IgjuokiALZ.
John Lindley became known as the “father of modern orchidology”. For #FloraFriday, explore his "Illustrations of Orchidaceous Plants" (1830-38), which features #SciArt by Franz Bauer and was recently digitized in #BHLib by @NHM_Library ➡️ https://t.co/FoAVjURJfY
August Batsch's "Analyses florum e diversis plantarum generibus" (1790) features text in Latin & German + 20 plates based on drawings by Batsch to help illustrate the morphology of various plants. View in #BHLib via @HarvardLibrary ➡️ https://t.co/H50cnSWFTJ #FloraFriday 🌺🌼🌸
From 1792-1832, Franz Bauer (the 1st artist in residence at @kewgardens) prepared a series of drawings of orchids studied under a microscope. This #SciArt was published in "Illustrations of Orchidaceous Plants" (1830-38). Learn more via @NHM_Library ➡️ https://t.co/FoAVjURJfY
"Illustrations of Orchidaceous Plants" (1830-38) presents #SciArt by Franz Bauer of #orchids studied under a microscope alongside text by John Lindley. The result? An invaluable artistic & scientific work. Learn more on our blog thanks to @NHM_Library ➡️ https://t.co/FoAVjURJfY
German naturalist Eduard Rüppell embarked on an expedition to northern Africa in the 1820s. The specimens collected were used to produce "Atlas zu der Reise im nordlichen Afrika" (1826-28). Explore it in #BHLib via @FieldMuseum ➡️ https://t.co/6KNfuqFYbs #WildlifeWednesday
For #BotanicMonday, explore chromolithographic proof impressions of #orchid watercolor drawings, unsigned but possibly by H.G Moon & probably destined for a 3rd series of Frederick Sander's "Reichenbachia." #OpenAccess in #BHLib via@chicagobotanic ➡️ https://t.co/cdXeQMZV0b
"Contributions to Ornithology" (1848-1852) by Sir William Jardine was the 1st ornithological periodical produced in Britain. Jardine's daughter Catherine produced much of the work's #SciArt. Explore it in #BHLib for #Feathursday thanks to @AcadNatSci ➡️ https://t.co/7pQPxtRMCr