A collection of carefully curated Maria Sibylla Merian prints from her seminal book “Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium”, the “Metamorphosis of the Insects of Suriname“. The book was published in 1705. This …
This is a collection of pochoir prints of antique butterflies from Emile-Allain Séguy’s book “Papillons”, published in 1925. Emile-Allain Séguy (1877-1951) was a French decorative artist. He was well known …
I started this blog because of my love of vintage maps and natural history images. I used to spend many hours as a child pouring over pictorial encyclopedias. I have …
Vintage butterfly images: Butterflies are an insect from the order Lepidoptera. Hence, butterfly collectors are called lepidopterists. Butterflies are found in countries all over the world except for the coldest …
You probably recognise these natural history posters as they are very popular and have been sold as gift wrap and prints. They were painted by the French painter and entomologist …