286 Full-Color Animal Illustrations: From Jardine's "Naturalist's Library" (Dover Pictorial Archive)

A spectacular range of wildlife appears in this fine collection of painstakingly accurate 19th-century drawings. Both artists and animal lovers will treasure these splendid illustrations of mammals, birds, fish, and insects. A priceless archive of royalty-free art. Captions. From diminutive hummingbirds to colossal elephants, from exotic butterflies to the common perch, this magnificent collection of full-color animal illustrations features a diverse range of wildlife that will enchant both artists and animal lovers. First published between 1833 and 1845 in British naturalist William Jardine's 40-volume The Naturalist's Library, these meticulous illustrations were sensationally popular in their day. Their detail, accuracy, and fine rendering make them enormously appealing even now - more than a century and a half later. The present volume features 286 of the fines Title Page; Copyright Page; NOTE; Table of Contents; Mammals; Birds; Fishes; Insects; INDEX OF COMMON NAMES; DOVER PICTORIAL ARCHIVE SERIES