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Aconite (monkshood) from La Plante et ses Applications ornementales (1896) illustrated by Maurice Pillard Verneuil. Original from the The New York Public Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Papagallo no.15 la Piovra Russa Anno VI by Augusto Grossi (1835-1919), a cartoon depiction of Europe in 1878, using caricatures and monster kraken. Original from Library of Congress. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Hemelkaart van de baan van de zon rond de aarde, volgens Ptolemaeus (ca. 1660 or 1708) by Pieter Schenk (I). Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Iris from La Plante et ses Applications ornementales (1896) illustrated by Maurice Pillard Verneuil. Original from the The New York Public Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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The fruit grower's guide : Vintage illustration of strawberries
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Marronnier (chestnut tree) from La Plante et ses Applications ornementales (1896) illustrated by Maurice Pillard Verneuil. Original from the The New York Public Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Georgia O’Keeffe—Hand (1918) by Alfred Stieglitz. Original from The Art Institute of Chicago. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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The Milk Maid (1878) by Winslow Homer. Original from The National Gallery of Art. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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The Fraisette (1909) print in high resolution by Leonetto Cappiello. Original from the Bibliothèque Municipale de Lyon. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Minhuit ... ou l'appartement a la mode. Plate no. 7 (1920) fashion illustration in high resolution by George Barbier. Original from The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Salad: Cucumber, Beetroot and tomato, Macédoine, Tomato, Russian, Italian, Prawn, Egg, Lobster, and Salad Dumas from Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management. Digitally enhanced from our own 1923 edition.
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Chez la Marchande de Pavots (1920) fashion illustration in high resolution by George Barbier. Original from The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Ducks (1920) print in high resolution by Goyō Hashiguchi. Original from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Five Cows (1919) print in high resolution by George Wesley Bellows. Original from Minneapolis Institute of Art. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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The 18th century illustration of a bird perched on a branch which bears a pear, red and white blossoms, and leaves with a ladybug and butterfly in upper right corner. Original from The Smithsonian. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Narcotic poisons (1843) print in high resolution by George Edward Madeley. Original from Library of Congress. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Man Wearing Laurels (ca. 1874–1880) by John Singer Sargent. Original from The Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Red crossbill with Scots pine from the Natural History Cabinet of Anna Blackburne (1768) painting in high resolution by James Bolton.
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Rooster in bushes (ca.1893–1927) print in high resolution by Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof. Original from the Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Ammonitida–Ammonshörner from Kunstformen der Natur (1904) by Ernst Haeckel. Original from Library of Congress. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Les Gorgerettes (1922) fashion plate in high resolution by Charles Martin, published in Gazette du Bon Ton. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Eustoma russelianum (1930) by Mary Vaux Walcott. Original from The Smithsonian. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Nature ensemble in vintage style
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Falbalas et Fanfreluches (1923) fashion illustration in high resolution by George Barbier. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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The Milkmaid (ca. 1660) by Johannes Vermeer. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Corn Cockle (1915) by Hannah Borger Overbeck. Original from The Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Almond in Flower 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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Guide for Constructing the Ligature ae 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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The Narrow–Leaved Kalmia from The Temple of Flora (1807) by Robert John Thornton. Original from Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Seringapatam A Hollyhock (Alcea Rosea) (1815) Image from The Botanical Magazine or Flower Garden Displayed by Francis Sansom. Original from The Cleveland Museum of Art. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Tree in Snow, New York City (1900–1902) by Alfred Stieglitz. Original from The Art Institute of Chicago. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Garden Tulip (1885) by William Morris. Original from The Birmingham Museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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The Queen–Plant from The Temple of Flora (1807) by Robert John Thornton. Original from Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Landscape (1904) painting in high resolution by Henri-Edmond Cross. Original from The MET Museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Pervenche (periwinkle) from La Plante et ses Applications ornementales (1896) illustrated by Maurice Pillard Verneuil. Original from the The New York Public Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Chrysanthème (chrysanthemum) from La Plante et ses Applications ornementales (1896) illustrated by Maurice Pillard Verneuil. Original from the The New York Public Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Columbine, Marigold and Pheasant's Eye 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 rawpixel.
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The Repast of the Lion (1907) by Henri Rousseau. Original from The MET Museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Superimposed Letters Spelling the Names of Illustrious Women of Ancient Rome: Faustina, Lucretia, Virginia, Vittoria, Giulia, Flaminia from Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta or The Model Book of Calligraphy (1561–1596) by Georg Bocskay and Joris Hoefnag
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Discomedusae–Scheibenquallen from Kunstformen der Natur (1904) by Ernst Haeckel. Original from Library of Congress. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Penny farthing styled bicycle
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Huppes et stramoine, bordure. Papillons, étoffe de soie. Kangourou et arbres, bordure 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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1. The California Gray Whale (Rhachieanectes claucus) 2. The Finback (Balaenoptera velifera) from Natural history of the cetaceans and other marine mammals of the western coast of North America (1872) by Charles Melville Scammon (1825-1911).
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Silk with Art Nouveau Design (1900) textile design in high resolution by Georges de Feure. Original from The Cleveland Museum of Art. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Book Illustrations Sashi-e (1911) print in high resolution by Goyō Hashiguchi. Original from the Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Vintage guinea pig illustration
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Egyptian style calligraphy fonts from Draughtsman's Alphabets by Hermann Esser (1845–1908). Digitally enhanced from our own 5th edition of the publication.
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E. & A. Mele & C., novita per signorà Napoli: Massimo Buono mercato / / L. Cappiello (1902) print in high resolution by Leonetto Cappiello. Original from the Library of Congress. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Vintage bear illustration
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Dutch skate cocoa (1897) by Johann Georg van Caspel. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Sketch for the festive staircase of the Hôtel de Ville in Paris: Les Refreshissements (1888-1898) painting in high resolution by Luc-Olivier Merson. Original from The Public Institution Paris Musées. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Vintage unicorn illustration
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Evening Moon over Kōbe (1920) print in high resolution by Goyō Hashiguchi. Original from the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Écureuils 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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Orient Cycles (1895) print in high resolution by Edward Penfield. Original from The New York Public Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Temple Gardens (1920) by Paul Klee. Original from The MET Museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Aconite (monkshood) from La Plante et ses Applications ornementales (1896) illustrated by Maurice Pillard Verneuil. Original from the The New York Public Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Brooklyn Bridge Late Afternoon (1916) from Postcards: New York Series I in high resolution by Rachael Robinson Elmer. Original from The National Gallery of Art. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Aviary with fourteen birds (ca. 1720–1792) painting in high resolution by Aert Schouman. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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A Clydesdale Stallion (1820) painting in high resolution by John Frederick Herring. Original from Yale University Art Gallery. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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