Anne Pratt (1806-1893) was one of the most popular artists & writers of the "Golden Age of botanical art". Producing 20 publications, she helped popularize flower study. explores her legacy for ➡️ https://t.co/zq4V3VVimy

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"Erucarum ortus" (1718) is a Latin translation of Maria Sibylla Merian's 2nd work, "Raupen wunderbare Verwandelung", depicting first-hand observations of insect life cycles & their food plants. See it in via ➡️ https://t.co/iFcktbZ4vt

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Miss E. J. Beck illustrated the anatomy of scorpions for Sir Edwin Ray Lankester's "On the muscular and endoskeletal systems of Limulus and Scorpio" (c1883). In via & ➡️ https://t.co/2UE4e6WbX4 🦂

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Named for (born the supports a new Initiative w/ & . Apply by 4/5 to spend July studying how change the world: https://t.co/3lFTYFfhTg.
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Mary & Elizabeth Kirby's book 'The Sea and its wonders',1871, is global in scope & is not simply a guide to the British seashore, it includes oceanography, chemistry & biology as well as information about seals!

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Ravens are common characters in mythology worldwide, ranging from symbols of bad luck to trickster characters & creator deities. by Jemima Blackburn for "Birds from Moidart and elsewhere" (1895): https://t.co/LdRDCh11ES

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Ella V. Baines, who started her floral business in Springfield, Ohio in 1896, offered roses, plants, bulbs & seeds for sale via her catalogs. Explore some of those offered in celebration of the & ➡️ https://t.co/sq0mHxUnYS (via ) 💐

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Eagerly awaiting signs of life in my garden--such as the Fritillaria I planted last autumn! Illustration by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret Macdonald,1915, via

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Celebrate the promise of spring blossoms with seed catalogs from Carrie H. Lippincott, whose business was the 1st seed company in the U.S. to be founded & managed by a woman ➡️ https://t.co/PuInh8ol8y

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by Louise-Cécile Descamps-Sabouret for 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘶𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘦 (1899). Contributed in by Botany Library ➡️ https://t.co/cieE0cTNWz 🌼🌺🌸

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"A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains" (1831) is the 1st publication Elizabeth Gould illustrated. She learned lithography from Edward Lear to produce the Explore her life & works via & ➡️ https://t.co/fbsYS64ZmF

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Mary Emily Eaton was the principal artist for the publication "Addisonia" from its inception in 1916 until 1932. She created over three-quarters of the magazine's 800 illustrations. Explore her work in Flickr ➡️ https://t.co/1jjRjHa4Fl

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Elizabeth Gould contributed to many magnificent books, including "A monograph of the Ramphastidae" (1834). of explores her life & works on our blog for ➡️ https://t.co/fbsYS64ZmF

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The "Black-headed Snake" exquisitely & expertly illustrated by Harriet Scott, in "The Snakes of Australia" (Krefft 1869). https://t.co/cllxbymNin via (Aspidites melanocephalus)

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"A Guide to the Trees" (1900) described nearly 200 trees & shrubs. In via , it was 1 of 3 botanical guidebooks that botanist Alice Lounsberry & artist Marian Ellis Rowan collaborated on. Learn more on our blog ➡️ https://t.co/hdbTfJYYsw

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From royal patrons to being a member & exhibitor at the Royal Academy & being an illustrator for , Margaret Meen's artistic & botanical legacies are extensive. explores her life & work for ➡️ https://t.co/vgueu0msWT

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Isabella McHutcheson Sinclair's "Indigenous Flowers of the Hawaiian Islands" (1885) includes 44 chromolithographs based on Sinclair's watercolors & describes 37 indigenous species. Learn more about the work via ➡️ https://t.co/HiGqIdkMuG

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Orange trumpetvine (Pyrostegia venusta). by Lena Lowis for her book "Familiar Indian Flowers" (1878), which depicts "some of the familiar flowers to be met with in our Indian gardens". In via : https://t.co/3M7Irk6JVu

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Botanist Alice Lounsberry & artist Marian Ellis Rowan collaborated on 3 botanical guidebooks that were intended to make accessible for a popular audience. Explore their work via for ➡️ https://t.co/hdbTfJYYsw 🌸🌺🌼

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Sarah Anne Drake was commissioned by John Lindley to provide for several of his publications, including "Sertum orchidaceum" (1837-41). Explore the work in via ➡️ https://t.co/KWnbAg5X1c

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