Vintage Scientific Illustrations

Engravings of geological and biological subjects, including ancient organisms and anatomical structures, displaying historical science.

Human ear, anatomical illustration

Phylliroe bucephala, tree snail, a parasitic species of pelagic nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phylliroidae, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Burial in a tree of the dead, from an Alemannic grave, found in 1846 in Wuerttemberg, Germany, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, original date not known, Europe

T. Bartholin, venae portae ramificationes...

Hunting scene on an urn of Pomerelie, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.

Sections of brain, sagittel and coronal.

Franz Lebzeltern (State and Conference Minister, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century.

Dimension of barley grain, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1853.

Assyrische Krieger, Bogenschützen mit Schutzkleidung, ca 1000 v. Chr. Mesopotamien, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19...

disarticulations, medical equipment, surgical instrument, history of medicine

Anodon undulatum

Pissodes pini larvae galleries and doll cradles a left on the trunk itself, has the right, on the inner side of the bark, vintage engraving. Pissodes pini larvae galleries and doll cradles a left on the trunk itself, right, has the right, on the inner side of the bark, vintage engraved illustration. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10648043

Engraving depicting various flint implements. Dated 19th Century

Coprolite the Lias at Lyme Regis, Other Coprolites Lyme, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1844.

Spatangus, fossil sea urchin from the Tertiary of northwestern Germany, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.

T. Bartholin, nerui sextis paris, Bartholino

Heart and gills of the Tuna, vintage engraved illustration. Zoology Elements from Paul Gervais.

Old Germanic burial forms, communal grave with a cremated and an interred corpse on a clay floor, Germany, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown, Europe

Biologia Centrali-Americana, London, 1879-1915. Archaeology, Botany, Central America, Zoology, Scientific Expeditions, Description and Travel, The illustration features two species of snakes, showcasing their distinct physical characteristics. The first species, labeled as A. Dromicus laurentius, is depicted in a long, sinuous form with a smooth texture, featuring a pattern of scales that enhance its streamlined appearance. The second species, identified as B. Dromicus colubrinus, is represented with a more compact body and a unique scale arrangement. Both sections highlight detailed anatomical features, including close-ups of their heads, emphasizing eye structure and scale patterns, alongside a partially shaded background that provides context. This work serves as a scientific reference for distinguishing between the two species, advancing the understanding of their morphology.

An engraving depicting a fossil fern frond. Dated 18th century

Wood tree washer attack by lineatus Tomicus, vintage engraved illustration.

Eskimo-Glocke. Artefakte von Amerika. Veröffentlichung der Meyers Enzyklopädie Eskimo bell. Artifacts of America. Publication of the Meyers encyclopedia, Vol. 7, Leipzig, Germany, 1910. LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/SergeyxKohlx 23196714

Pissodes pini larvae galleries and doll cradles a left on the trunk itself, right, has the right, on the inner side of the bark, vintage engraved illustration.

Egg galleries and larval galleries Tomicus Grand dispar, vintage engraved illustration.

the PORTAL VEIN of the human body Date: Circa 1760

Leeuwenhoek, Sections, transverse and longitudinal of peripheral nerves.

CONNECTIONS OF THE SENSITIVE ROOTS OF THE SPINAL CORD. Author: SANTIAGO RAMON Y CAJAL. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION.

Engraving of the Koh-i-noor ('mountain of light') diamond, in its original state, circa 1851. Previously owned by the Mogul emperors, the Persian Shahs and Ranjit Singh, the Lion of the Punjab, it was presented to Queen Victoria by the East India Company in 1850. The diamond was displayed at the Great Exhibition of 1851, where various experts felt it displayed insufficient fire. It was decided therefore to recut the stone. This was undertaken by Guillaume Coster, over 38 days, in 1852 to p

Retina, anatomical illustration

Bombyx mulberry, Silkworm, vintage engraved illustration. From Zoology Elements from Paul Gervais.

The Grain Worms, Vibrio Tritici

Five steps of a baby Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur hatching from its egg.

HOMO SAPIENS DEL MEDIO PLEISTOCENO. Location: FACULTAD DE BIOLOGICAS. MADRID. SPAIN.

Actinocamax, vintage engraved illustration. Earth before man a 1886.

A parasitic flat-worm. Coloured etching.

Platforms Blanchard, view from above, vintage engraving. Platforms Blanchard, view from above, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1870. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10679254

Cossus ligniperda, vintage engraving. Cossus ligniperda, vintage engraved illustration. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10647990

Raphia vinifera fruit cluster, Fruit half natural size, vintage engraving. Raphia vinifera fruit cluster, Fruit half natural size, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1870. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10679046

Red Transparent Apple, Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture, US Dept of Agriculture, Illustration, 1888

Acineta, Ciliates, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Asaphus, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.

Woodcut, Puer natus cum cultro abdomine, 379, newborn child with a knife in its stomach, Aldrovandi, Historia Monstrorum, 1642, Renaissance

Illustration of the fossil remains of an unknown fish species. Dated 1830

Line drawing of mussels. Subjects: Art; Illustrations. . 1998 - 2011.

Lid seen from the inside, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.

Engraving depicting Nikola Tesla's A.C. experiments: high frequency brush discharge. Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist. Dated 20th century

An engraving depicting a beautifully cooked turkey ready for the table. Dated 19th century

Dentalium

Acremonium (formerly Cephalosporium) mould fungus , computer illustration. Acremonium is a hyaline hyphomycete (glassy, lightly pigmented conidial fun...

excision of the hip by an external incision, medical equipment, surgical instrument, history of medicine

Pentamerus, vintage engraved illustration. Earth before man a 1886.

Nerve cells surrounded by axone terminations.

Myelophilus, vintage engraved illustration.

Engraving depicting René Descartes' universe. René Descartes (1596-1650) a French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist. Dated 17th Century

Wood strongly attack the mycelium Polyporus Schweintizii, vintage engraved illustration.

"Letters Concerning the Diseases of the Urethra" 1811, Sir Charles Bell

Buccinator muscle, vintage engraved illustration. Dictionary of words and things - Larive and Fleury - 1895.

Upper and lower jaw of a shark, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.

Skeletal tissues, vintage engraved illustration. Zoology Elements from Paul Gervais.

Flint having burst under the influence of bad weather including frost, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.

Historic illustration, tablet 24, title Desmidiea, marine algae, name Staurastrum, 1/ Staurastrum furcatum, Ernst Haeckel, Kunstformen der Natur, "Artforms of Nature"

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Damage, plants, mushrooms, mother grill, perithecen. undated

Eye, anatomical illustration

Display chart II, Swiss Pine or Arolla Pine (Pinus Cembra L.), illustration, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon encyclopedia, 1897

Stenosoma lineare

Speculum matricis, 1671: embryo

Muscles of the eye, vintage engraved illustration.

Textile Fragment 3rd-4th century. Textile Fragment 443277

Plate showing coronal section of brain.

Tree Identification - Popular. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Worm diffusible in contaminated stagnant water, drawing.

Lung, croupous pneumonia, vintage engraved illustration.

Arietites bucklandi, evolved ammonite (left) and Ceratites nodosus, early Mesozoic ammonite, fossilization, illustration from 1885 / Arietites bucklandi, evoluter Ammonit (links) und Ceratites nodosus, frühmesozoischer Ammonit, Versteinerung, Illustration aus 1885, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.

Large Peruvian mummy with false head, from the Ancon mortuary, Peru, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown, South America

A woodcut engraving depicting a Surgeon's instrument. Dated 16th century

A woodcut engraving depicting the five regular geometrical solids. Dated 17th century

Hand drawn vector illustration of Wuhan corona virus, covid-19. Protect with medical mask. White background and black outlines.

Holes start with hollow perches, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.

Brine Shrimp or Brine Worm. Artemia is a genus of aquatic crustaceans known as brine shrimp. Artemia, the only genus in the family Artemiidae

Cross section of tree trunk

Histone_H2B_Ser14: Immunoperoxidase staining of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded rat thymus showing nuclear staining of apoptotic cells

Engraving depicting a chain harrow which would be used to implement the breaking up and smoothing out the surface of the soil. Dated 19th Century

The biceps before and after contraction, vintage engraved illustration. La Vie dans la nature, 1890.

Transverse sections of the wood and stem anatomy of sugar cane, common cane, hazel, Althaea frutex, lime and bamboo.

Old Nineteenth century illustration. Ammonite Catena. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1879

Stony core of a fern trunk with 2 rows of leaf scars, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.

Landvielauge, Tetrastemma agricola, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Zoantha thalassantos Lesson. Clavularia thalassanthos. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1879

The organ of Corti in the human ear, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.

Hallux valgus on the big toe, seen on a 3D CT scan of the right foot.

Conoidea, Neolloydia conoidea is a species of plant in the genus Neolloydia in the cactus family (Mammillaria), cactus, cacti, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date not known

A line drawing showing the structure in bone, including cancellous or spongy bone,

Tantalum incandescent bulb, illustration from L'Industria, Rivista tecnica ed economica illustrata, Milan, 1905.

method of method of sawing, medical equipment, surgical instrument, history of medicine

Anatomy of the brain and the cerebellum of the human body according to the anatomist Haller. Date: Circa 1760

Kidney, illustration

CELLULAR OF THE SPINAL CORD OF A RABY DOG - ALTERATION OF THE RETICLE. Author: SANTIAGO RAMON Y CAJAL. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION.

Historic illustration, Jellyfish (Peromedusae), single sense pistons, tablet 38, Ernst Haeckel, Kunstformen der Natur, "Artforms of Nature"

Historic illustration, Jellyfish (Peromedusae), isolated mouth duct, tablet 38, Ernst Haeckel, Kunstformen der Natur, "Artforms of Nature"

Illustration of parsnip

The hot air, balloon by Pilatre de Rozier used for the ascent of June 16, 1785, France, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 405, Volume XVI, November 29-December 6, 1850.

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