Discover antique prints of reptiles and amphibians.
These classes include lizards, crocodiles, snakes, turtles and frogs.
It took until the early 1800s for scientists to realise reptiles and amphibians were different.
Many scientists and artist studied them during the 1800s. Gradually they realised there were many species and perhaps they were related to dinosaurs.
Their illustrations were usually printed as engravings and lithographs.
Choose from our large selection of antique prints of reptiles and amphibians. They are genuine antique prints.
40 x 24.5 cm (15.5 x 9.75 inches).Deut.Cap.XXXII.v.24-33 (Deuteronomy 32.5 ). Vindicta Peccatorum. This antique copper plate engraving was made in 1731 for Scheuchzer's incredible Physica Sacra.It has hand painted water colouring embellished with metallic gold/silver paint. The engraving is on chain..
US$225.00
Crocodile vulgair, Stellion Spinipede, Stellion des AnciensSize: 71 x 54 cm (28 x 21 inches)Date: The first volumes of engravings were presented to Napoleon in 1808.Condition: Excellent with some scattered foxing.This stunning engraving is from "Description de l'Egypte" which contained the largest e..
US$1,500.00
45 x 34 cm (17.5 x 13.5 inches)Grass Snake (Coluber natrix), Iguana (Jguana tuberculata), Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Chelonia imbricata), Northern Crested Newt (Triton cristatus), Common Roach (Leuciscus rutilus), Common Bleak (Leuciscus alburnus), Common Minnow (Leuciscus phoxinus), Cave Fish (Cobitis c..
US$125.00
32 x 19.5 cm (12.5 x 7.75 inches).North AmericaThis original antique lithograph was made in the 1860s by Edmonston and Douglas in England and is from a set of prints, The Instructive Picture Book, created to educate children of wealthy families. They are some of the most attractive antique prints of..
US$150.00
28 x 20 cm (10.5 x 8 inches).Lizards scincoides, chalcoides, apus and dracoThis exquisitely detailed engraving is from a set made in London by Abraham Rees in the period 1797-1820. It is an antique, not a modern reproduction. Many of the prints in this set were engraved from artwork by Sydenham Edwa..
US$100.00
28.5 x 22cm (11.3 x 8.5 inches).This high quality antique engraving about the animal kingdom is by Traugott Bromme, a German traveller who led an exciting life. Bromme published books, prints and maps on his travels and the natural history of the world. This is a genuine antique with original hand p..
US$85.00
21 x 16 cm (8.25 x 6.25 inches)This antique copper plate engraving is by Pierre Pomet, a Paris apothecary.Pomet became chief druggist to King Louis XIV and a purveyor of medicinal remedies from distant lands.It was made in 1725 for Pomet's " A Compleat History of Drugges ". This was the most complet..
US$50.00
32 x 19.5 cm (12.5 x 7.75 inches).South AmericaSouth American rattlesnakes are shown in the foregroundThis original antique lithograph was made in the 1860s by Edmonston and Douglas in England and is from a set of prints, The Instructive Picture Book, created to educate children of wealthy families...
US$195.00
27 x 19 cm (10.6 x 7.4 inches)Geika und SclerosaurusThis antique lithograph was made in about 1910 and is in excellent condition. It is from a rare set of collecting cards about dinosaurs, prehistoric animals and strange animals, Tiere der Urwelt (animals of the prehistoric world) by Heinrich Harder..
US$100.00
27 x 19 cm (10.6 x 7.4 inches)Der ProtorosaurusLived during the late Permian period, it was a slender, lizard-like animal with long legs and a long neck.This antique lithograph was made in about 1910 and is in excellent condition. It is from a rare set of collecting cards about dinosaurs, prehistori..
US$100.00
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27 x 19 cm (10.6 x 7.4 inches)Der PhytosaurusPhytosaurus was a crocodile like Archosaur from the Triassic Period.This antique lithograph was made in about 1910 and is in excellent condition. It is from a rare set of collecting cards about dinosaurs, prehistoric animals and strange animals, Tiere der..
US$100.00
27 x 19 cm (10.6 x 7.4 inches)Der GeosaurusGeosaurus was a large, marine reptile,This antique lithograph was made in about 1910 and is in excellent condition. It is from a rare set of collecting cards about dinosaurs, prehistoric animals and strange animals, Tiere der Urwelt (animals of the prehisto..
US$100.00
21 x 12.5 cm (8.5 x 5 inches)This original aquatint engraving by William Daniell is superbly detailed and fascinating. Daniell (1769-1837) was an excellent English print maker and painter. He illustrated his subjects with delightful backgrounds and landscapes, inspiring the style of later naturalist..
US$60.00
21 x 12.5 cm (8.5 x 5 inches)This original aquatint engraving by William Daniell is superbly detailed and fascinating. Daniell (1769-1837) was an excellent English print maker and painter. He illustrated his subjects with delightful backgrounds and landscapes, inspiring the style of later naturalist..
US$60.00
27 x 19 cm (10.6 x 7.4 inches)RiesenschildkrotenThis antique lithograph was made in about 1910 and is in excellent condition. It is from a rare set of collecting cards about dinosaurs, prehistoric animals and strange animals, Tiere der Urwelt (animals of the prehistoric world) by Heinrich Harder. On..
US$100.00
27 x 19 cm (10.6 x 7.4 inches)Die MiolaniaAn extinct genus of basal turtle with the last populations in New Caledonia which survived until 2,000 years agoThis antique lithograph was made in about 1910 and is in excellent condition. It is from a rare set of collecting cards about dinosaurs, prehistor..
US$75.00
20.5 x 11.5cm (8 x 4.5 inches) This is an original hand colored engraving made in 1808 from "Barr's Buffon" English edition of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon,'s Natural History. The hand coloring is original, and the engraving is over 200 years old. It was made by copper plate engraving, has..
US$40.00
27 x 19 cm (10.6 x 7.4 inches)Der TeleosaurusA teleosaurid crocodyliform that lived during the Middle Jurassic period. Unlike modern crocodilians, it lived in the open ocean, and it probably caught fish and squid with its sharp, needle-like teeth.This antique lithograph was made in about 1910 and is..
US$75.00
32 x 19.5 cm (12.5 x 7.75 inches).South America - Brazil etcThis original antique lithograph was made in the 1860s by Edmonston and Douglas in England and is from a set of prints, The Instructive Picture Book, created to educate children of wealthy families. They are some of the most attractive anti..
US$125.00
27 x 19 cm (10.6 x 7.4 inches)Der TylosaurusA large, predatory marine lizard closely related to modern monitor lizards and snakes. This antique lithograph was made in about 1910 and is in excellent condition. It is from a rare set of collecting cards about dinosaurs, prehistoric animals and strange ..
US$100.00
27 x 19 cm (10.6 x 7.4 inches)RaubsaurierThis antique lithograph was made in about 1910 and is in excellent condition. It is from a rare set of collecting cards about dinosaurs, prehistoric animals and strange animals, Tiere der Urwelt (animals of the prehistoric world) by Heinrich Harder. On the ba..
US$75.00
27 x 19 cm (10.6 x 7.4 inches)UrwaleA genus of early whales that lived 40 to 34 million years ago in the late Eocene era.This antique lithograph was made in about 1910 and is in excellent condition. It is from a rare set of collecting cards about dinosaurs, prehistoric animals and strange animals, T..
US$100.00
27 x 19 cm (10.6 x 7.4 inches)CompsognathusSmall, bipedal animals from the Jurassic era with long hind legs and longer tails, which they used for balance.This antique lithograph was made in about 1910 and is in excellent condition. It is from a rare set of collecting cards about dinosaurs, prehistor..
US$100.00
42 x 24.5 cm (16.5 x 9.75 inches)Asp, Chameleon, Salamander, Ringed Snake, Siren, Rattlesnake, ViperThis large antique copper plate engraving is by George Selby Howard he was a distinguished English scientist and lawyer. It was made in 1788 for "The New Royal Cyclopaedia and Encyclopaedia". The engr..
US$60.00
Paper Size: 24 x 15 cm (9.5 x 6 inches)This exquisitely detailed copper plate engraving is from a rare set published in London by John Mason Good between 1806 and 1813 titled Pantologia. Many were by Sydenham Edwards, a multi-talented gentleman also well known for his superb botanical illustrations,..
US$35.00
28.5 x 22cm (11.3 x 8.5 inches).This high quality antique engraving about the animal kingdom is by Traugott Bromme, a German traveller who led an exciting life. Bromme published books, prints and maps on his travels and the natural history of the world. This is a genuine antique with original hand p..
US$85.00
21 x 12.5 cm (8.5 x 5 inches)This original aquatint engraving by William Daniell is superbly detailed and fascinating. Daniell (1769-1837) was an excellent English print maker and painter. He illustrated his subjects with delightful backgrounds and landscapes, inspiring the style of later naturalist..
US$60.00
21 x 12.5 cm (8.5 x 5 inches)This original aquatint engraving by William Daniell is superbly detailed and fascinating. Daniell (1769-1837) was an excellent English print maker and painter. He illustrated his subjects with delightful backgrounds and landscapes, inspiring the style of later naturalist..
US$75.00
45 x 34 cm (17.5 x 13.5 inches)Indian Cobra (Naja tripudians), Flying Lizard (Draco fimbriatus), Fresh Water Turtle (Chelys fimbriata), European Toad (Bufo cinereus), Spotted Salamander (Salamandra maculata), Red Bandfish (Cepola rubescens), Short-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus brevirostris)This larg..
US$125.00
21 x 12.5 cm (8.5 x 5 inches)This original aquatint engraving by William Daniell is superbly detailed and fascinating. Daniell (1769-1837) was an excellent English print maker and painter. He illustrated his subjects with delightful backgrounds and landscapes, inspiring the style of later naturalist..
US$60.00