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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..

23 x 14 cm (9 x 5.5 inches).Madresfield Court GrapeThis antique botanical print was made in the 1870s by William Mackenzie in London. It is an original antique, not a reproduction. It was made by lithography and has attractive and original hand finished coloring, embellished with the sheen of shella..

33 x 25 cm (13 x 9.5 inches).Papio Sphinx and Inuus silenusAfricaThis original antique lithograph was made in 1827 by Karl Joseph Brodtmann, the renowned Swiss naturalist and lithographer. Brodtmann's lithographs are detailed, accurately drawn and beautifully composed. This lithograph was made in th..

19 x 12 cm (7.5 x 4.8 inches).Hylobates syndactylusMalaysia,Thailand,SumatraThis original antique chromolithograph was made in 1894 by John Gerrard Keulemans (1842-1912). Keulemans was one of the greatest scientific illustrators of animals . His illustrations are exceptionally detailed, accurate and..

41 x 30 cm (16 x 11.75 inches).Cornichons Blancs (Vitis vinifera)Pierre-Joseph Redoute is regarded as the greatest botanical artist. His portrayals of roses,flowers and fruit are rightly regarded as classics to this day and add a touch of style to any room. This high quality vintage lithograph of hi..

32 x 19.5 cm (12.5 x 7.75 inches).AfricaBarbary macaques are found in Africa and Gibraltar. As they are tailless, they are also known as Barbary apes, despite being monkeys (Macaca sylvanus). Legend says as long as they exist on Gibraltar, the territory will remain under British ruleThis original an..

56 x 38 cm (22 x 15 inchesTetrao urogallusThis large, top quality lithograph is by Edward Lear.Lear is considered one of the greatest bird artists, on a par with Audubon and Gould.It was made in 1975 in Germany in a limited edition of 1000. The paper is thick and cream coloured.Excellent condition...

27.5 x 20 cm (10.5 x 8 inches).Also shows coastlines of Europes and Arabia, Canary Islands, Madeira, Cape Verde Islands, Cyprus, Sicily, Ascension Island, St Helena, Mauritius, Madagascar etcMapmaker: George Kearsley. Date: 1802. Fascinating details e.g. gold mines in southern AfricaThis beautiful a..

26 x 17.5 cm (10.5 x 7.0 inches).Thomson's Golden Champion GrapeThis lithograph is from L'Illustration Horticole by Jean Jules Linden, one of the finest botanical periodicals first published in Belgium in 1854. It aimed educate people about the fascinating plants being gathered from around the world..

24 x 15 cm (9.5 x 6 inches)This is an antique zincograph with original hand colouring from the Florist and Pomologist by Robert Hogg. It was made in Covent Garden, London in 1862 and dedicated to the Princess of Wales. It is in very good condition with strong and impressive colours. The paper is cr..

34.5 x 26 cm (13.5 x 10.5 inches).There is a central fold, as issued and shown in the picture.This lithograph is from L'Illustration Horticole by Jean Jules Linden, one of the finest botanical periodicals first published in Belgium in 1854. It aimed educate people about the fascinating plants being ..

Apollo and Daphne, Dido Building Carthage, Mercury and Argus,Hannibal Crossing the AlpsTechnique: engraving .Date: ~1850.Condition: some age toning or foxing, please see the photograph.Size: various, see scale on ruler...

Temple of Jupiter, Apollo Killing the Python,The Golden Bough, Rome from the Vatican. Engravings of paintings by Turner.Technique: engraving .Date: ~1850.Condition: some age toning or foxing, please see the photograph.Size: various, see scale on ruler...

Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, The Birdcage, The Loretto NecklaceTechnique: engraving .Date: ~1850.Condition: some age toning or foxing, please see the photograph.Size: various, see scale on ruler...

Death of the Stag, Clovelly BayTechnique: engraving .Date: ~1850.Condition: some age toning or foxing, please see the photograph.Size: various, see scale on ruler...

33 x 25 cm (13 x 9.5 inches).Inuus ecaudatus and Inuus rhesusAfricaThis original antique lithograph was made in 1827 by Karl Joseph Brodtmann, the renowned Swiss naturalist and lithographer. Brodtmann's lithographs are detailed, accurately drawn and beautifully composed. This lithograph was made in ..

21 x 13 cm (8.5 x 5.25 inches)This is a hand colored engraving made in 1812. It is from the English edition of Comte de Buffon's work Histoire Naturelle. Buffon influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier. It has been said that "Truly, Buffo..

32 x 22.5 cm (12.5 x 9 inches)FoldingThis is an original hand colored stone lithograph made in 1857 by James Andrews. Andrews' talent for drawing flowers from nature in the most meticulous detail is shown to full advantage in his finely hand-colored stone lithographs of the highest quality. The hand..

24 x 16cm (9.5 x 6.5 inches)Moraea edulisThis beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1854-1855 and comes from Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe by Louis van Houtte, a famous nineteenth century Belgian horticulturalist. He employed plant collectors to bring back attrac..

27 x 20.5 cm (10.5 x 8 inches).Tudor mansion This original antique lithograph of a British stately home was made in the 1880s by Alexander Francis Lydon. Lydon was a renowned perfectionist. He was expert at creating beautifully coloured prints. He worked for Benjamin Fawcett the printer. He collabor..

33.5 x 24 cm (13.3 x 9.3 inches)Plectropoms puella, serranus scriba, Serranus anthiasThis hand colored antique lithograph was made in 1836. It is from Naturgeschichte und Abildungen der Filche by Heinrich Rudolph Scinz and Karl Brodtmann. Schinz (1777-1861) was a Swiss physician and naturalist and c..

33.5 x 24 cm (13.3 x 9.3 inches)Acerina vulgaris, Diacope rivulata, Mesoprion uninotatusThis hand colored antique lithograph was made in 1836. It is from Naturgeschichte und Abildungen der Filche by Heinrich Rudolph Scinz and Karl Brodtmann. Schinz (1777-1861) was a Swiss physician and naturalist an..

29 x 21.5 cm (11.5 x 8.5 inches)Nyctipithecus felinus and Pithesia albinasaSouth AmericaThis vintage lithograph is from Wild Nature, made in the early 1930s in London and Australia. It is what's known as an instructive picture, a genre of antique prints created to educate people about the natural wo..

30 x 22 cm (12 x 8.7 inches).Designed for the Dowager Lady BoothSmall hole in paper in buildingThis antique engraving was made in 1833 by Francis Goodwin, an English architect. It is from his work "Domestic Architecture...Being a series of designs for Mansions, Villas, Rectory Houses...Lodges etc In..

18.5 x 12 cm (7.3 x 4.8 inches)This antique print was made by wood engraving in 1855. It is in in excellent condition and is an original antique by Reverend Francis Orpen Morris and was printed by Groombridge and Sons of London in 1887. The paper is good quality and blank on the reverse side. It is..

31 x 23 cm (12 x 9.25 inches).Purple Cow-wheat and VervainiThis is an antique hand colored lithograph of wild flowers by Jane Loudon (1807-1858). Mrs Loudon had a fascinating, accomplished and challenging life. She was a pioneering authoress of early science fiction and (together with her husband) a..

30.5 x 23.3cm (12 x 9 inches).Mermaid, Reaper, God, Paw, Swan, Claw, Lion, Eagle, Deer, God, Dog and Crown This is an original sepia tinted steel engraving by Thomas Jack with illustrations that were used to create heraldic crests. Every symbol in a heraldic design has meaning, hence a system of vis..

43.5 x 31 cm (17 x 12 inches)Stapelia hirsutaThis large floral lithograph is by Robert John Thornton he was an English physician and botanical writer. It was made in 1951 in England on cream coloured thick paper and is in excellent condition...