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The world's smallest gliding possum was described by George Shaw in 1794 (illustration by James Sowerby). #FeathertailGlider via @museumsvictoria @BioDivLibrary https://t.co/IlJc4Nz5tr
The Golden Age of Illustration 1880s-1920s produced some wonderful female artists from England, including
MILLICENT SOWERBY-one of the 1st women to illustrate Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in 1907
Read about her & 2 more female artists
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Pick out your favorite #shells from George Brettingham Sowerby's Conchological Manual (1839) for #MolluskMonday! View more in Biodiversity Heritage Library (@BioDivLibrary) with thanks to the @mayrlibrary of the @MCZHarvard for digitizing: https://t.co/sM8ZPw0Oko
Zoology of New Holland ([1793]-1794) describes & illustrates animals from Australia with text by George Shaw and hand-colored engravings prepared by James Sowerby. Explore this #RareBook in #BHLib via @museumsvictoria @bhl_au : https://t.co/RTCRMIFmZ3 #wildoz
Murex Sea Snail #Shells. #SciArt by G. B. Sowerby for Lovell Augustus Reeve, Conchologia Iconica, Vol. 3 (1845). View more in @BioDivLibrary with thanks to @SILibraries digitizing: https://t.co/CGvhWzGS0b
For #BotanicMonday, explore Australia's first flora: A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland. Issued in four parts between 1793-1795, the work includes descriptions by James Edward Smith & #SciArt engraved by James Sowerby. In #BHLib via @HarvardLibrary: https://t.co/mNCDtxK6Db
Three generations of Sowerbys contributed to the monumental "Thesaurus conchyliorum" (1847-1887). It is considered one of the rarest of all #conchology books. Explore it in #BHLib via @SILibraries: https://t.co/DfPoyxmXFl #RareBooks #mollusk #shells
"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
Waratah, illustrated by James Sowerby, from "Zoology and botany of New Holland and the isles adjacent" by George Shaw, 1793. https://t.co/QiOJTU9qOr via @BioDivLibrary @Harvard #Botany #Mayflowers #flowersinthelibrary
Antique 1841 Sowerby hand-colored engraving Pl 1507 Long-beaked Thyme Moss | eBay https://t.co/Z2fv0rO6YP
The feathertail glider (Acrobates pygmaeus), native to eastern #Australia, is the smallest known mammal capable of gliding flight. #SciArt by James Sowerby for "Zoology of New Holland" (1794) by George Shaw. In #BHLib via @bhl_au @museumsvictoria: https://t.co/CNsRM9AVWz #wildoz
Explore #shells for #MolluskMonday from A Conchological Manual (1839) by George Brettingham Sowerby. Contributed to #BHLib by @mayrlibrary: https://t.co/wOoHWKR6JW -- #seashells #mollusks #mollusc #Mollusca
Hands up who loves botanical illustrations? These are by 19th century artist John Sowerby.
A conchological manual. By Sowerby, G. B. London: G.B. Sowerby,1839. @BioDivLibrary https://t.co/aBCTXzC833
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#Orange Tip And #Caterpillar - #Illustration by Amy Millicent Sowerby
Explore beautiful #shells from George Brettingham Sowerby's Conchological Manual (1839) for #MolluskMonday! View more in @BioDivLibrary with thanks to @mayrlibrary for digitizing: https://t.co/1j6ysvhlly
A conchological manual By Sowerby, G. B. London: G.B. Sowerby,1839. @BioDivLibrary https://t.co/aBCTXzC833
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Sowerby antique 1st edition hand-colored engraving, Pl 310 Dwarf Cornel | eBay https://t.co/G6VQ1ErZDA
Antique 1841 Sowerby hand-colored engraving Pl 1439 Smooth rock Spleenwort Fern | eBay https://t.co/5HI5Md2f44