Treasury of Animal Illustrations: From Eighteenth-Century Sources

Carol Belanger Grafton

Dover Publications, May 11, 2012 - Nature - 144 pages

This magnificent sourcebook of animal illustrations, meticulously reproduced from cuts taken from rare eighteenth-century publications, features a wondrous panorama of the animal kingdom — from long-whiskered rabbits and stately reindeer to plumed pigeons, spiny-finned fish, and magnificently patterned conchs.
A comprehensive volume containing more than 600 accurately detailed reproductions of copperplate engravings, this collection depicts the full spectrum of the animal world. In addition to a broad sampling of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, crustaceans, and insects, the editor has also included a small but choice selection of plant specimens. Captions identify individual illustrations and a complete index provides users with immediate access to individual subjects.
Reproduced directly from rare nineteenth-century sources, this extensive collection of royalty-free illustrations will prove extremely useful to graphic designers, illustrators, and craftspeople looking for material that adds immediate interest and impact to any project.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Treasury of Animal Illustrations: From Eighteenth-Century Sources; Dover Pictorial Archive
• Editor: Carol Belanger Grafton
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Dover Publications, 2012
• ISBN: 048625805X, 9780486258058
• Length: 144 pages
• Subjects: Design / Clip Art; Design / Decorative Arts; Nature / Animals / General