James sowerby

Pattern Plates for the Mineral Conchology of Great Britain, Between 1810-1845 Location: The John Work Garrett Library Call No.: QL 425.G7 S69 1812 FOLIO Original archival hand colored pattern plates for James Sowerby's "Mineral conchology of Great Britain, or, Coloured figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals, or shells which have been preserved at various times, and depths in the earth." This work was published over a 34 year period (1812-1846). The final parts were…

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Pattern Plates for the Mineral Conchology of Great Britain, Between 1810-1845 Location: The John Work Garrett Library Call No.: QL 425.G7 S69 1812 FOLIO Original archival hand colored pattern plates for James Sowerby's "Mineral conchology of Great Britain, or, Coloured figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals, or shells which have been preserved at various times, and depths in the earth." This work was published over a 34 year period (1812-1846). The final parts were…

James Sowerby Botanical Prints from English Botany or Colored Figures of British Plants 1791-1814

James Sowerby Botanical Prints from English Botany or Colored Figures of British Plants 1791-1814

The Public Domain Review on Instagram: "Coloured engravings from James Sowerby's British Mineralogy (1802–1817).⁠ ⁠ Despite his scientific leanings, Sowerby was first and foremost an artist. Adept in describing and demonstrating how complex questions of perspective, scale, and color functioned in individual objects, Sowerby’s observational eyes and deft hands were remarkable for the time and continue to work as standards within scientific illustration. ⁠ ⁠ The last image in the gallery here…

Download this stock image: Broad-leaved garlic, Allium ursinum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a drawing by James Sowerby for Smith's English Botany, London, 1793. Sowerby was a tireless illustrator of natural history books and illustrated books on botany, mycology, conchology and geology. - 2A7P2D9 from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors.

James Sowerby Botanical Prints from English Botany or Colored Figures of British Plants 1791-1814

Download this stock image: Red whortle-berry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a drawing by James Sowerby for Smith's English Botany, London, 1799. Sowerby was a tireless illustrator of natural history books and illustrated books on botany, mycology, conchology and geology. - 2A7P2HB from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors.