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The harebell of St.Angelo from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway. Original from the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Dogstand, Erythronium, wild rose, Rosa and a poppy, Papaver (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Original from the Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Chinese flower painting from the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911) by anonymous. Original from The MET Museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Tobacco-Pipe-Fish (Fistularia tabacaria) from Ichtylogie, ou Histoire naturelle: génerale et particuliére des poissons (1785–1797) by Marcus Elieser Bloch. Original from New York Public Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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A Cyclopedia of Geography, descriptive and physical, forming a new general gazetteer of the world and dictionary of pronunciation, etc (1859) by James Bryce–F.G.S. Original from British Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Mangosteens (Garcinia Mangostana) (1909) by Deborah Griscom Passmore. Original from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Chinese butterfly and insect painting from the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911) by anonymous. Original from The MET Museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Chestnut (Castanea) (1913) by Ellen Isham Schutt. Original from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Flying-Fish (Trigla volitans) from Ichtylogie, ou Histoire naturelle: génerale et particuliére des poissons (1785–1797) by Marcus Elieser Bloch. Original from New York Public Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Strelitzia overblown (Uitgebloeide strelitzia) (1934) print in high resolution by Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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White Violet, Small Bindweed, Red and White Rosebud and Asiatic Ranunculus from The Language of Flowers, or, Floral Emblems of Thoughts, Feelings, and Sentiments (1896) by Robert Tyas. Original from The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by
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Blue straw flower, Catananche caurulea (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Original from the Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Blue-fronted amazon, amazona aestiva (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Original from the Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Red-headed lovebird (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Original from the Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Sidney Hall’s (1831) astronomical chart illustration of the zodiacs Aquaris, Piscis Australis and Ballon Aerostatique. Original from Library of Congress. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Galah Cockatoos (Rosékaketoe) (1917) print in high resolution by Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Herring of Malabar (Clupea malabarica) from Ichtylogie, ou Histoire naturelle: génerale et particuliére des poissons (1785–1797) by Marcus Elieser Bloch. Original from New York Public Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Great Blue Heron, Ardea cinerea (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Original from the Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Vintage persimmons illustration. Original from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Figs (Ficus)(1911) by Mary Daisy Arnold. Original from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Guide for Constructing the Letter Y from Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta or The Model Book of Calligraphy (1561–1596) by Georg Bocskay and Joris Hoefnagel. Original from The Getty. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Whale, Cetus (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Original from the Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Tree branches. Illustration from Seitei Kacho Gafu (1890–1891) by Wantanabe Seitei, a prominent Kacho-ga artist. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.
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The European bee-eater, Merops apiaster (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Original from the Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Chinese lotus painting from the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911) by anonymous. Original from The MET Museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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War Map of Europe: As seen through French eyes by Paul Hadol. Original from Library of Congress. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Flowers from Momoyogusa–Flowers of a Hundred Generations (ca. 1909–1910) by Kamisaka Sekka. Original from the The New York Public Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Stained glass window for the facade of the Fouquet boutique by Alphonse Maria Mucha (1869–1939). Original from The Public Institution Paris Musées. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Wolf, Canis lupus (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Original from the Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Peaches (Prunus Persica) (1900) byDeborah Griscom Passmore. Original from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Beagle or Braque, Canis lupus familiaris (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Original from the Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Anemoon, Anemone (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Original from the Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Pale Corona Amaryllis from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway. Original from the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Carpente (1944) by Reijer Stolk. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Red-Edged Fig Marigold from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway. Original from the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Guide for Constructing the Letters c and d from Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta or The Model Book of Calligraphy (1561–1596) by Georg Bocskay and Joris Hoefnagel. Original from The Getty. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Persimmon (Diospyros) (1889) byWilliam Henry Prestele. Original from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.​​​​​​​
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Pelargonium, probably Bearded Pelargonium, Geranium pratense (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Original from the Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Eryngium Bourgatii (Mediterranean Sea Holly) leaves enlarged 5 times from Urformen der Kunst (1928) by Karl Blossfeldt. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Mayfly, Apricot, and Reed Grass from Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta or The Model Book of Calligraphy (1561–1596) by Georg Bocskay and Joris Hoefnagel. Original from The Getty. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Quest for the Holy Grail Tapestries: Verdure with Deer and Shields (1900) by William Morris, Edward Burne-Jones and John Henry Dearle. Original from The Birmingham Museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Quest for the Holy Grail Tapestries-Panel 5: The Ship by William Morris, edward burne-jones and John Henry Dearle (1900). Original from The Birmingham Museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Polypodium Squamulosum from Ferns: British and Exotic (1856-1860) by Edward Joseph Lowe. Original from Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Phaeodaria–Rohrstrahlinge from Kunstformen der Natur (1904) by Ernst Haeckel. Original from Library of Congress. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Siphonophorae–Staatsquallen from Kunstformen der Natur (1904) by Ernst Haeckel. Original from Library of Congress. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Cystopteris Montana (Mountain Bladderfern) from Ferns: British and Exotic (1856-1860) by Edward Joseph Lowe. Original from Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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A Group of Auriculas from The Temple of Flora (1807) by Robert John Thornton. Original from Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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The Three Skulls (ca. 1902–1906) by Paul Cézanne. Original from The Art Institute of Chicago. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Scolopendrium Vulgare (Hart's–Tongue Fern) Young Rolled-Up Fronds enlarged 6 times from Urformen der Kunst (1928) by Karl Blossfeldt. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Harlequin (Harlekijn) (c.1899) drawing in high resolution by Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Onoclea Sensibilis (Sensitive Fern) from Ferns: British and Exotic (1856-1860) by Edward Joseph Lowe. Original from Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Cassiope Tetragona (Heather) a variety of heather enlarged 12 times and Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum (Ox–Eye Daisy Flowerbud) enlarged 16 times from Urformen der Kunst (1928) by Karl Blossfeldt. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by raw
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Diatomea–Schachtellinge from Kunstformen der Natur (1904) by Ernst Haeckel. Original from Library of Congress. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Spring Snowflake, Tree Frog, Wallflower, and Marine Mollusk from Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta or The Model Book of Calligraphy (1561–1596) by Georg Bocskay and Joris Hoefnagel. Original from The Getty. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Aspidium Aculeatum from Ferns: British and Exotic (1856-1860) by Edward Joseph Lowe. Original from Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Pear (Pyrus Communis) (1904) by Deborah Griscom Passmore. Original from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Tile Design–Processing Angels (1866) by William Morris. Original from The Birmingham Museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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from L'animal dans la décoration (1897) illustrated by Maurice Pillard Verneuil. Original from the The New York Public Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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