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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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Margaret Meen was employed to illustrate many new plants grown at in the late 1700s to early 1800s. is digitizing her as part of a project on women botanical artists with . Learn more: https://t.co/vgueu0msWT

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Initiated by Genevieve Jones & completed by her family after her death, Illustrations of the nests and eggs of birds of Ohio (1879-86) features life-sized for the bird species known to nest in Ohio ➡️ https://t.co/Ux0GOnKEoz

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Artist Margaret Meen's botanicals graced the walls of royal palaces & scientific academies. While largely unknown today, her legacy is an important part of British botanical history. explore her life & work: https://t.co/vgueu0msWT

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Mary Anne Stebbing illustrated many scientific publications on subjects ranging from botany to crustaceans. Sadly, her work was uncredited. Today, is digitizing some of her for a project on female artists ➡️ https://t.co/g6SaEmpbjz

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Elizabeth Gould introduced Australia's birds to the world (John couldn't draw). These, like so many of her exquisite works, accompany the descriptions of species new to science. https://t.co/plsIUZaKvc Via

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Mary Anne Stebbing. Sarah Anne Drake. What do these women have in common? They are both botanical artists and two of those whose is being digitized by in collaboration with . tells us more ➡️ https://t.co/g6SaEmpbjz

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Black-headed python (Aspidites melanocephalus) is native to Australia & is not venomous. by Harriet Scott Morgan for Snakes of Australia (1869) by Gerard Krefft. In via of : https://t.co/3JefUQG80b

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Harriett Scott & Helena Forde, best known for their exquisite illustrations of butterflies, also expertly depicted Australia's mammals: "The Mammals of Australia" (1871) via
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Tulip (Tulipa agenensis) by Sarah Anne Drake for Edwards's botanical register v. 25 (1839), which was edited by botanist John Lindley. Drake illustrated many of Lindley's publications. In via : https://t.co/okdpJMd1Q3

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A closer look at the frontispiece in the 1730 Ed of Maria Sibylla Merian's work on the insects of Suriname: just to the left of the cherub's bum, I've only just noticed a miniature version of the book plus the pineapple from one of the plates growing in a pot!

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