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Art of Nature is an astonishing visual record of the exploration of parts of the natural world that had never previously been documented. It features many of the greatest natural history artists of the last 300 years--Merian, Bartram, Ehret, the Bauer brothers, Audubon, and Gould. Some were seeking fame as scientists or artists, others sought financial gain or at least the prospect of earning a living in what they loved doing. For some it also...

Each book presented here has been chosen for its scientific and artistic merit, and each one is accompanied by an essay from a museum expert, explaining its role in the development of natural history. The books featured include the oldest book in the Library, the 1469 edition of Pliny the Elder's Historia Naturalis, Albertus Seba's striking Locupletissimi Rerum published from 1734, Mark Catesby's The History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama...

»Ars Natura« präsentiert packende Naturgeschichte in Bildern. Mit Beginn der Neuzeit brachen immer mehr Forscher zu ausgedehnten Reisen auf, um die Tier- und Pflanzenwelt in weiten Teilen der Erde erstmals zu erkunden. Allein oder in Begleitung von Expeditionen und Handelsgesellschaften sammelten, botanisierten und katalogisierten sie nach Kräften. Dieser Band stellt Naturforscher aus drei Jahrhunderten vor und zeigt ihre grandiosen Zeichnunge...

Chinese Art and the Reeves Collection is a selection of some of the finest examples of Chinese natural history drawings in the Natural History Museum's collections, many of which have never been published before. The book brings together a unique collection of botanical, zoological and entomological drawings depicting the natural history of China.

William Bartram's love of nature led him to explore the environs of American Southeast between 1773 and 1777. Here he collected plants and seeds, kept a journal of his observations of nature, and made drawings of the plants and animals he encountered. This work brings together, sixty-eight drawings by Bartram held at the Natural History Museum.

A beautiful collection of Indian natural history drawings from the 18th to the 20th centuriesThis book presents many of the beautiful images in the Library of Natural History Museum in London, from fine botanical and zoological illustrations through to depictions of colorful artifacts and trinkets purchased in local markets. The artworks originate from a variety of sources that include individual artists and collectors as well as organized stu...

A boxed set, with an illustrated guide to a special selection of some of the most exceptional natural history books of all time, plus 40 specially reproduced, frame-able natural history prints.