Horses from ‘Johnson’s Household Book of Nature, Containing Full and Interesting Descriptions of the Animal Kingdom,’ edited by Hugh Craig. New York, 1880. #naturalhistory #horses #horseart #lithography #yearofthehorse #animalart

‘An Illustrated Natural History of British Butterflies and Moths’ by Edward Newman. Figures engraved by George Willis and engraved by John Kirchner. London, c1870s. #insectart #naturalhistory #publishersbindings

Garden snails and their love darts 🎯🐌💘 from ‘The Naturalist’s Miscellany’ by George Shaw, published by Elizabeth Nodder and illustrated by Frederick Polydore Nodder, 1789-1813. This is from the 1814-1817 edition. UW-Madison Special Collections @uwmadspec. #snails #naturalhistory #animalart

Cobaea scandens from ‘Fragmenta botanica, figuris coloratis illustrata’ by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin. Viennae, Austriae: Typis Mathiae Andreae Schmidt, typogr. Universit., 1809. UW-Madison Special Collections. #botanicalart #flowerillustration #Cobaeascandens

Beetles and other bugs by G. Baldassini from Volume One of the Italian art portfolio series ‘Modelli D’arte Decorativa,’ published by Bestetti and Tumminelli in the 1910s. UW-Milwaukee Special Collections. #beetleart #insectart #coleoptera

Hand-colored copper engraving of fish from the 2nd edition of ‘Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires …’ by Louis Renard, published in Amsterdam in 1754. I saw this when I visited the National Library of Scotland. #naturalhistory #sciart #fishart

Flowers and butterflies from ‘Collection de fleurs, d’oiseaux d’insectes.’ Drawn and colored by various students of the Royal School of Sorèze. Manuscript, 1783-1789. I saw this at Harvard’s Houghton Library. #naturalhistory #botanicalart #Lepidoptera #insectart

Bats 🦇 by Karl Joseph Brodtmann from ‘Naturhistorische Bilder-Gallerie aus dem Thierreiche.’ Leipzig, 1816. I saw this book at UW-Madison Special Collections Library. #naturalhistory #batart #batillustration #sciart

“Le Coq de roche jeune âge” by Jacques Barraband for ‘Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus’ by François Levaillant. Paris: Chez Denné le jeune, 1806. University of Chicago Special Collections. #naturalhistory #birdart #ornithology

Seaweed and algae from ‘American card album’ manufactured by L. Prang & Co. Boston, Mass. patented April 5th, 1864. I saw this beautiful album at Boston Athenæum. #bostonathenaeum #naturalhistory #seamosses #sciart

‘Studies in Animal Life’ by George Henry Lewes. London: Smith, Elder, 1862. I saw this wandering around UW-Madison’s Memorial Library. #naturalhistory #insectart #publishersbinding #sciart #insectillustration

The month of February from the ‘Floral Calendar Gathered from the Glen,’ by Wisconsin artist and naturalist Charles P. Durward (1844-1875). Each of the twelve months is represented with a delicate painting of plants and flowers. Milwaukee Public Library. #botanicalart #specialcollections

Egg illustrations by Adolphe Philippe Millot from Nouveau Larousse illustré encyclopedia, published under the direction of Claude Augé for Éditions Larousse between 1897 and 1904, in 7 volumes and a supplement. #naturalhistory #animalart #sciart #birdsegg #ornithology

Blue lobster from Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst’s ‘Versuch Einer Naturgeschichte Der Krabben und Krebse Nebst Eiener Systematischen Beschreibung Ihrer Verschiedenen Arten.’ Zürich: Berlin: J.C. Fuessley; G.A. Lange, 1782. University of Chicago Special Collections. #sciart #naturalhistory

Atlas beetle (Chalcosoma atlas) from ‘An Epitome of the Natural History of the Insects of India, and the Islands in the Indian Seas’ by Edward Donovan. London: Printed for the author by T. Bensley, 1800. I saw this at Harvard’s Houghton Library. #naturalhistory #insectart #HoughtonLibrary #sciart

Squirrels found in ‘The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America,’ originally issued in 30 parts from 1845-1848. The illustrations were drawn from nature by John James Audubon and his son John Woodhouse Audubon. The plates were printed and colored by J. T. Bowen of Philadelphia. #animalart

Pervenche Desséchée, or “Dried Periwinkle” from ‘Les fleurs animées’ or ‘The Flowers Personified,’ illustrated by French caricaturist J. J. Grandville. First published in 1847, but this is a later 1867 edition published in Paris by Garnier Frères. #botanicalillustration #rarebooks

Penguin from ‘A Natural History of Birds. Most of which have not been figured or described, and others very little known, from obscure or too brief descriptions without figures, or from figures very ill designed ...’ By George Edwards, published in London: W. Gardiner, 1802-06.

Melaleuca hypericifolia illustration by George Loddiges that was engraved by George Cooke from 'The Botanical Cabinet' by Conrad Loddiges & Sons. London: Published by John & Arthur Arch. Cornhill, 1818-1825. University of Wisconsin-Madison's Special Collections. #botanicalart

Snakes by Karl Joseph Brodtmann from ‘Naturhistorische Bilder-Gallerie aus dem Thierreiche.’ Leipzig, 1816. I saw this book at UW-Madison Special Collections. #snakes #animalart #scienceart #naturalhistory

'The Book of Choice Ferns: for the Garden, Conservatory, and Stove: Describing and Giving Explicit Cultural Directions for the Best and Most Striking Ferns and Selaginellas in Cultivation' by George Schneide. New York: J. Arnot Penman c1890-1894. #ferns #publishersbinding #botanicalart

Lepidoptera from ‘Collection de fleurs, d’oiseaux d’insectes.’ Drawn and colored, some from nature, others from the colored plates of Buffon, Roezel, and Catesby by various students of the Royal School of Sorèze. Manuscript, 1783-1789. Harvard’s Houghton Library. #insectart #naturalhistory

Fish illustrations from ‘The Zoology of Captain Beecheys Voyage,’ Published in London in 1839 by H.G. Bohn and edited by Frederick William Beechey, an English naval officer, artist, explorer, and writer. American Geographical Society Library. #animalart #sciart

Snails 🐌 from the German periodical ‘Das Buch der Welt,’ 1860. #naturalhistory #snailart #MolluskMonday #animalart

Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) by Richard Frederick Deckert from 'The Turtles of New England' by Harold L. Babcock from the 'Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History.' University of Wisconsin-Madison Special Collections. #turtleart #naturalhistory #animalart

The month of January from Durward’s ‘Floral Calendar Gathered from the Glen,’ from Milwaukee Public Library’s Rare Books Collection. Artist and naturalist Charles P. Durward (1844-1875) was the son of prominent Wisconsin artist Bernard Durward. #botanicalart #sciart #naturalhistory

Palestine sunbird (Cinnyris osea) illustrated by John Gerrard Keulemans for ‘A Monograph of the Nectariniidae, or Family of Sun-Birds’ by George Ernest Shelley. Published by the author, 1876-1880. University of Wisconsin-Madison Special Collections. #Cinnyrisosea #Nectariniidae #sunbird #sciart

Cats from ‘Johnson's Household Book of Nature, Containing Full and Interesting Descriptions of the Animal Kingdom,’ edited by Hugh Craig. New York, 1880. #animalart #naturalhistory #catillustration #catart

Lizard and butterfly from ‘A Natural History of Birds’ By George Edwards, published in London, 1802-06. This set is bound with the title ‘Gleanings of Natural History.’ #naturalhistory #sciart

Primula Auricula by Pierre-Joseph Redouté for the book ‘Choix des plus belles fleurs’ Published in Paris from 1827-1832. Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections. #PierreJosephRedouté #flowerillustration #botanicalart #naturalhistory #PrimulaAuricula #sciart

Insects from ‘Zoologischer Hand-Atlas zum Schulgebrauch und Selbstunterricht’ by German Zoologist Hermann Burmeister. Second edition. Published in Berlin, Druck und Verlag von Georg Reimer, 1860. #sciart #naturalhistory #insectart #insectillustration

Aurora Borealis on January 2, 1904 from the book ‘The Ziegler Polar Expedition, 1903-1905; by Commander Anthony Fiala. Published for the National Geographic society in 1907. #ZieglerPolarExpedition #AuroraBorealis #naturalhistory #scientificart #celestial #sciart

Snowdrops illustrated by Frederick Edward Hulme for ‘The Garland of the Year, or, The Months: their poetry and flowers : with twelve chromographs of flowers, one for each month.’ London, 1873. From my personal collection. ❄️ #FrederickEdwardHulme #LanguageofFlowers #chromolithograph #snowdrops

“Pilgrimage of the Comet” by J. J. Grandville from the book 'Un autre monde' (“Another World”). Paris; H. Fournier, 1844 #JJGrandville #rarebooks #19thcentury #bookillustration

Rothmannia longiflora from ‘Flore des serres et des jardins de l’Europe, annales générales d’horticulture.’ Gand (Belgique): Louis Van Houtte. Volume Two, 1846. University of Chicago Special Collections. #naturalhistory #botanicalart #flowers

Decorative patterns from “Plants, Their Natural Growth and Ornamental Treatment” by Frederick Edward Hulme, 1874. #botanicalart #flowerillustration #decorativearts #chromolithography

‘Cloud Crystals; A Snow-Flake Album’ collected and edited by Mrs. Frances E. Chickering. Lithographed plates and title page by J. F. Richardson. The book was published in New York by D. Appleton & co. in 1864. #CloudCrystals #snowflakes #snowflakeart #hernaturalhistory #bookhistory

‘Entomology in sport, and entomology in earnest’ by Mrs. W. (Mary King Ward, 1827-1869) and her sister Lady M. (Lady Jane Mahon), published in London, [1859]. University of Wisconsin-Madison Special Collections. #insectart #hernaturalhistory #19thcentury #rarebooks #bookhistory

Mineral and crystal illustrations by Maurice Dessertenne from Nouveau Larousse illustré encyclopedia, published under the direction of Claude Augé for Éditions Larousse between 1897 and 1904, in 7 volumes and a supplement. #mineralart #MauriceDessertenne #sciart #minerals #naturalhistory

Pheasants from the portfolio ‘Das thier in der decorativen kunst’ by Anton Seder, published in Vienna by Gerlach & Schenk in 1896. #AntonSeder #DecorativeArt #ArtNouveau #birdart

Insect Publishers' Binding! Martin P. Duncan and Emile Blanchard's 'The Transformations (or Metamorphoses) of Insects: (Insecta, Myriapoda, Arachnida, and Crustacea),' Philadelphia: Claxton, Remsen, and Haffelfinger, 1870. #publishersbindings #publishersbindingthursday #insectart #beetleart

Bouquet of Anemone and Narcissus from 'Flora's Gems: Or, The Treasures of the Parterre: Twelve Bouquets,' drawn by Louisa Anne Twamley. Text by James Andrews. Published in London by Charles Tilt, 1837. UW-Madison Special Collections. #HerNaturalHistory #botanicalart #flowers

Animal engraving from “The Cyclopædia; or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature," by Abraham Rees, London, 1820. Also known as "Rees's Cyclopædia." #scientificillustration #scientificart #engraving #vintageencyclopedia #naturalhistory #animalart

Meteors from ‘Bilder Atlas der Sternenwelt,’ edited by Edmund Weiss, professor of astronomy at the University of Vienna, and published in Esslingen, Germany, by J. F. Schreiber in 1888. UW-Milwaukee Special Collections. #sciart #chromolithograph

Insects from 'Physica sacra' or 'Kupfer-Bibel, in welcher die Physica sacra, oder, geheiligte Natur-wissenschafft derer in Heil' by Swiss naturalist and geologist Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (1672-1733). Published in Augsburg, 1731-1735. Northwestern University Special Collections. #rarebooks

Le Rollier à longs brins (Coracias caudatus) by Jacques Barraband for ‘Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus’ by François Levaillant. Paris: Chez Denné le jeune, 1806. University of Chicago Special Collections. #rarebooks #birdart

I'm so excited that #RBMS26 is coming to Milwaukee, Wisconsin! My city has so many wonderful things to offer. I'm thrilled to be on the RBMS Conference Local Arrangements 2026 Committee helping to plan tours and other highlights. The deadline to submit proposals is this Friday December 12, 2025!

Anatomy of mouse 🐁 from 1916 featuring fold out details! ‘La souris (anatomie et dissection): planches coloriées à feuillets découpés et superposés’ by Jules Philippe Louis Anglas. UW-Madison’s Special Collections. #foldoutanatomy #animalanatomy #naturalhistory #scientificart #rarebooks #sciart

Death's head hawkmoth from “The Genera of British Moths. Popularly Described and Arranged According to the System now Adopted in the British Museum” by Henry Noel Humphreys, London, undated, c1860. I saw this at UW-Madison Special Collections Library. #naturalhistory #sciart #animalart

Nautilus shells from ‘Deliciae naturae selectae’ by Georg Wolfgang Knorr. Published in Nuremberg, 1766-67. Library of Congress Rare Books and Special Collections. #naturalhistory #sciart #animalart #rarebooks #bookhistory