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CD of insects from Orbigny's D'Histoire Naturelle

Incredibly detailed scans of 39 original antique pictures of colorful insects. The prints were from the first edition of one of the best sets of natural history prints, from 1849

 

Page down to see a selection of the prints, the contents list and to read about their history

$39.99 - order #CD013

NEW BENEFIT ! This CD has even higher resolution images - 200dpi resolution instead of 150dpi on most of our other CDs

To order, press the order link in the menu at the top of this page

Includes a bonus of a wonderful screen saver of the prints

To buy the original antique prints click here

 

Benefits

  • Save money - print accurate copies of beautiful antique prints for a fraction of their cost

  • Study them before investing in the original prints

  • Illustrate educational projects

  • Use them to create art, greeting cards, calendars, postcards and posters, computer wallpaper and clip art

  • Enjoy the screensaver of the prints

Features

  • Scans are of the original antique prints

  • Scans are exactly same dimensions as original antique print

  • Scans are saved as bitmap files (.bmp) so all detail is retained (unlike jpg files)

  • Each image file is several megabytes large! Prints were scanned at 300dpi and saved at 150dpi (similar to the resolution of most digital photos)

  • Print direct from the CD or from programs such as Microsoft Picture It, Adobe Photoshop, Corel PhotoPaint, Macromedia Fireworks and Paint Shop Pro

 

 

Examples of the antique prints on the CD

These are small images for display on this web page. The scans on the CD are much bigger (same size as original antique print) and far higher quality

Antique print picture of insects
Antique print picture of insects

Antique print picture of insects
Antique print picture of insects
Antique print picture of insects
 Antique print picture of insects

Contents of the CD

 

1. Incredibly detailed scans of 39 antique prints of colorful insects including beetles, dragon flies, cicada, mantis and bees. The scans are much more detailed and higher quality than those on this web site. When printed on a typical ink jet printer they look superb.

 

2. An excellent screen saver featuring all the prints.

 

Information

The scans were made from original antique prints from the first edition of Dictionnaire D'Histoire Naturelle by Charles Orbigny which was published in 1849.

Many experts consider prints from this work to be the finest natural history prints ever produced (see * below).

The drawings the prints were engraved from were by the leading French natural history artists of the time, such as Travies, Blanchard, Oudart, Pretre and Maubert. They are wonderfully detailed and have original and beautiful hand colouring.

*E.g. Nissen ZBI, 4617; Wood 323 "the plates in this remarkable work render it the best illustrated encyclopedia of natural history"

Print method

The prints were engravings with beautiful hand colouring. Many of these prints were hand finished with shellac which added further sheen and depth to the colours.

Condition

The prints were in good condition. You should note that there was some variation in the color tone of the paper. This can be adjusted using the brightness control in your imaging software (e.g Photoshop)

Size

The prints were approximately 9¾" by 6¼" (24.5 cm by 16 cm)

How to order

Click on the Order button at the top or the Order link at the bottom of this page.