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Steel Engraving Collection

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Portage des Chats

Portage des Chats
Tinted steel engraving by British artist W. H. Bartlett of portage or carrying of canoes and equipment where waterfalls occur, 1840 Date: 1840

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Pied flycatcher, blue and white flycatcher and New Zealand fanta

Pied flycatcher, blue and white flycatcher and New Zealand fanta
European pied flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca 1, blue-and-white flycatcher, Cyanoptila cyanomelana 2 and New Zealand fantail, Rhipidura fuliginosa 3

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Nashville warbler, eastern bluebird and bluethroat

Nashville warbler, eastern bluebird and bluethroat
Nashville warbler, Leiothlypis ruficapilla 1, eastern bluebird, Sialia sialis 2 and bluethroat, Luscinia svecica 3

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Mourning dove, turtle dove and red-eyed dove

Mourning dove, turtle dove and red-eyed dove
Mourning dove, Zenaida macroura 1, vulnerable European turtle dove, Streptopelia turtur 2, and red-eyed dove, Streptopelia semitorquata 3

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Fancy pigeon breeds

Fancy pigeon breeds: Polish pigeon 1, owl pigeon 2, rock pigeon 3. Le pigeon polonais, le pigeon cravatte, le pigoen biset, Columba livia domestica

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Redwing, Turdus iliacus 1, red-legged thrush

Redwing, Turdus iliacus 1, red-legged thrush, Turdus plumbeus 2, and ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapilla 3. Le mauvis, la grive cendre d'Amerique, la grivelette de St. Domingue, Motacilla aurocapilla

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Lesser redpoll, red-cheeked cordonbleu and common linnet

Lesser redpoll, red-cheeked cordonbleu and common linnet
Lesser redpoll, Acanthis cabaret 1, red-cheeked cordonbleu, Uraeginthus bengalus 2, and common linnet, Linaria cannabina 3

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Ring ouzel, blue rock thrush and rosy starling

Ring ouzel, blue rock thrush and rosy starling
Ring ouzel, Turdus torquatus 1, blue rock thrush, Monticola solitarius 2, and rosy starling, Pastor roseus 3

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Manucode, grey-headed starling and long-tailed meadowlark

Manucode, grey-headed starling and long-tailed meadowlark
Jobi manucode, Manucodia jobiensis 1, grey-headed starling, Sturnia malabarica 2 and long-tailed meadowlark, Leistes loyca 3

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Jay, blue jay and magpie

Jay, blue jay and magpie
Eurasian jay, Garrulus glandarius 1, blue jay, Cyanocitta cristata 2, and Eurasian magpie or common magpie, Pica pica 3

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: White-plumed antbird and Guianan cock-of-the-rock

White-plumed antbird and Guianan cock-of-the-rock
White-plumed antbird, Pithys albifrons 1, and Guianan cock-of-the-rock, Rupicola rupicola 2. Le plumet blanc, Pipra albifrons, le coq de roche, Pipra rupicola

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Flycatchers and Caribbean elaenia

Flycatchers and Caribbean elaenia
African paradise flycatche, Terpsiphone viridis 1, fork-tailed flycatcher, Tyrannus savana 2 and Caribbean elaenia, Elaenia martinica 3

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Reunion bullfinch species, Eurasian bullfinch and blue grosbeak

Reunion bullfinch species, Eurasian bullfinch and blue grosbeak
Unknown bullfinch from Reunion, Bouvreuil de l'isle Bourbon 1, Eurasian bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula 2, and blue grosbeak, Passerina caerulea 3

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Whydah birds and widowbird

Whydah birds and widowbird
Pin-tailed whydah, Vidua macroura 1, Sahel paradise whydah, Vidua orientalis 2 and red-collared widowbird, Euplectes ardens 3

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Greater Antillean grackle, Audubon's oriole and red-winged black

Greater Antillean grackle, Audubon's oriole and red-winged black
Greater Antillean grackle, Quiscalus niger 1, Audubon's oriole, Icterus graduacauda 2, and red-winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus 3

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Cape starling, bokmakierie and ferruginous-backed antbird

Cape starling, bokmakierie and ferruginous-backed antbird
Cape starling, Lamprotornis nitens 1, bokmakierie, Telophorus zeylonus 2, and ferruginous-backed antbird, Myrmeciza ferruginea 3

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Amazonian royal flycatcher and brown-throated wattle-eye

Amazonian royal flycatcher and brown-throated wattle-eye
Amazonian royal flycatcher, Onychorhynchus coronatus 1 and brown-throated wattle-eye, Platysteira cyanea 2

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Burnished-buff tanager, green-headed tanager and paradise tanage

Burnished-buff tanager, green-headed tanager and paradise tanage
Burnished-buff tanager, Stilpnia cayana 1, green-headed tanager, Tangara seledon 2 and paradise tanager, Tangara chilensis 3

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Lesser whitethroat and yellow-throated warbler

Lesser whitethroat and yellow-throated warbler
Lesser whitethroat, Curruca curruca 1, and yellow-throated warbler, Setophaga dominica 2. La fauvette babillarde, Motacilla curruca, le cou-jaune, Motacilla pensilis

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Redstart, thrush nightingale and black redstart

Redstart, thrush nightingale and black redstart
Common redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus 1, thrush nightingale, Luscinia luscinia 2 and black redstart, Phoenicurus ochruros 3

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Indian pitta, hooded pitta and Javan banded pitta

Indian pitta, hooded pitta and Javan banded pitta
Indian pitta, Pitta brachyura 1, hooded pitta, Pitta sordida 2, and Javan banded pitta, Pitta guajana 3. Le breve du Bengale, le breve des Philippines, L'azurin, Turdus cyanurus

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Hill myna, Bohemian waxwing and coleto

Hill myna, Bohemian waxwing and coleto
Common hill myna, Gracula religiosa 1, Bohemian waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus 2, and coleto, Sarcops calvus 3. Le mainate, le jaseur, Ampelis garrulous, le goulin, Gracula calva

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Manakin species

Manakin species
Crimson-hooded manakin, Pipra aureola 1, white-bearded manakin, Manacus manacus 2, and blue-backed manakin, Chiroxiphia pareola 3

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Pine grosbeak, lined seedeater and diademed tanager

Pine grosbeak, lined seedeater and diademed tanager
Pine grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator 1, lined seedeater, Sporophila lineola 2 and diademed tanager, Stephanophorus diadematus 3

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Whydah birds

Whydah birds
Pin-tailed whydah, Vidua macroura 1, shaft-tailed whydah, Vidua regia 2, and long-tailed paradise whydah, Vidua paradisaea 3

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Turquoise tanager, blue-grey tanager, and red-capped cardinal

Turquoise tanager, blue-grey tanager, and red-capped cardinal
Turquoise tanager, Tangara mexicana 1, blue-grey tanager, Thraupis episcopus 2, and red-capped cardinal, Paroaria gularis 3

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Tanagers and saltator

Tanagers and saltator
Flame-crested tanager, Tachyphonus cristatus 1, Brazilian tanager, Ramphocelus bresilius 2, and buff-throated saltator, Saltator maximus 3

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Great reed warbler, song thrush and mistle thrush

Great reed warbler, song thrush and mistle thrush
Great reed warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus 1, song thrush, Turdus philomelos 2, and mistle thrush, Turdus viscivorus 3. La rousserolle, Turdus arundinaceus, La grive, Turdus musicus, la draine

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Manakin species

Manakin species
White-fronted manakin, Lepidothrix serena 1, golden-headed manakin, Ceratopipra erythrocephala 2 and white-crowned manakin, Pseudopipra pipra 3

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: King bird-of-paradise, greater lophorina and Arfak parotia

King bird-of-paradise, greater lophorina and Arfak parotia
King bird-of-paradise, Cicinnurus regius 1, greater lophorina, Lophorina superba 2, and Arfak parotia, Parotia sefilata 3

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Cape longclaw and Patagonian negrito

Cape longclaw and Patagonian negrito
Cape longclaw or orange-throated longclaw, Macronyx capensis 1, and Patagonian negrito, Lessonia rufa 2. L'alouette sentinelle, Alauda capensis, allouette a dos roux, Alauda rufa

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Cape sparrow and white-browed brush finch

Cape sparrow and white-browed brush finch
Cape sparrow, Passer melanurus 1 and white-browed brush finch, Arremon torquatus 2. Le moineau du cap, le moineau silencieux

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Oriole species

Oriole species
Black-naped oriole, Oriolus chinensis diffusus 1, golden oriole, Oriolus oriolus 2, and Indian golden oriole, Oriolus kundoo 3

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Cacique species and crested oropendola

Cacique species and crested oropendola
Red-rumped cacique, Cacicus haemorrhous 1, yellow-rumped cacique, Cacicus cela 2, and Suriname crested oropendola, Psarocolius decumanus 3

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Eastern meadowlark, starling and pied myna

Eastern meadowlark, starling and pied myna
Eastern meadowlark, Sturnella magna 1, common starling, Sturnus vulgaris 2, and pied myna or Asian pied starling, Gracupica contra 3

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Northern cardinal, Brazilian grosbeak and crossbill

Northern cardinal, Brazilian grosbeak and crossbill
Northern cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis 1, Brazilian grosbeak (female rose-breasted grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovianus?) 2, crossbill, Loxia curvirostra 3

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Abyssinian roller and dollar bird

Abyssinian roller and dollar bird
Abyssinian roller, Coracias abyssinicus 1, and Oriental dollarbird, Eurystomus orientalis 2. Le rollier d'Abyssinie, Coracias abyssinica, le rollier des Indes, Coracias orientalis

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Crested myna and long-tailed glossy starling

Crested myna and long-tailed glossy starling
Crested myna, Acridotheres cristatellus 1, and long-tailed glossy starling, Lamprotornis caudatus 2

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Greater bird-of-paradise and magnificent bird-of-paradise

Greater bird-of-paradise and magnificent bird-of-paradise
Greater bird-of-paradise, L'oiseau de paradis, Paradisea apoda 1, and magnificent bird-of-paradise, le magnifique, Diphyllodes magnificus 2

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Inca jay and Cayenne jay

Inca jay and Cayenne jay
Inca jay or green jay, Cyanocorax yncas 1, and Cayenne jay, Cyanocorax cayanus 2. Le geai du perou, Corvus peruvianus, le blanche-coiffe, Corvus cayanus

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Rollers and nutcracker

Rollers and nutcracker
European roller, Coracias garrulus 1, broad-billed roller, Eurystomus glaucurus 2, and spotted nutcracker, Nucifraga caryocatactes 3

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Grey partridge and common quail

Grey partridge and common quail
Grey partridge, Perdix perdix, and common quail, Coturnix coturnix. Le perdrix grise, Tetrao perdix, Le caille, Tetrao coturnix

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Black curassow, grey peacock-pheasaant and chachalaca

Black curassow, grey peacock-pheasaant and chachalaca
Black curassow, Crax alector 1, gray peacock-pheasant, Polyplectron bicalcaratum 2, and chachalaca, Ortalis species 3

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Great argus, Argusianus argus, vulnerable

Great argus, Argusianus argus, vulnerable
Great argus, male, vulnerable, Argusianus argus. In front of temples of Southeast Asia. L'argus male, Phasianus argus

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Golden pheasant and silver pheasant

Golden pheasant and silver pheasant
Golden pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus, and silver pheasant, Lophura nycthemera. Le faisan dore, le faisan argente

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Atlantic canary and European serin

Atlantic canary and European serin
Atlantic canary, Serinus canaria 1, and European serin, Serinus serinus 2. Le serin des Canaries, Fringilla canaria, le serin de Provence

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Hawfinch and Java sparrow

Hawfinch and Java sparrow
Hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes, and Java sparrow, Lonchura oryzivora. Le gros bec, Loxia coccothraustes, le padda, Loxia oryzivora

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Sacred fig tree, Ficus religiosa

Sacred fig tree, Ficus religiosa, also known as the bodhi tree, banian tree, banyan tree, pippala tree, peepul tree, peepal tree or ashwattha tree. Pipal des banians

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Common peony, Paeonia officinalis Pivoine

Common peony, Paeonia officinalis Pivoine
Common peony, Paeonia officinalis, with cobweb. Pivoine. Handcoloured steel engraving printed by F

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Amaryllis and mushrooms

Amaryllis and mushrooms
Hippeastrum species, fly agaric, Amanita muscaria, Amanita caesarea, Caesar's mushroom, Amanita caesarea, and other mushrooms. Amaryllis, Agarics. Handcoloured steel engraving printed by F

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Stone pine, Pinus pinea

Stone pine, Pinus pinea, also known as the Italian stone pine, umbrella pine and parasol pine. Pins d'Italie. Handcoloured steel engraving printed by F

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Rhododendron, Rhododendron javanicum

Rhododendron, Rhododendron javanicum. Handcoloured steel engraving printed by F. Chardon from Achille Comte's Musee d'Histoire Naturelle, Museum of Natural History, Gustave Hazard, Paris, 1854

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Honfleur melon, Cucumis melo

Honfleur melon, Cucumis melo. Ancient variety of melon from Normandy, France, now disappeared. Le sucrin de Honfleur. Melons d'Honfleur. Handcoloured steel engraving printed by F

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Brassolis sophorae butterfly and forest giant owl, Caligo eurilo

Brassolis sophorae butterfly and forest giant owl, Caligo eurilo
Brassolis sophorae butterfly, pupa and larva caterpillar (top) and forest giant owl, Caligo eurilochus (bottom). Brassolide du Sophora, Pavonie Euryloque

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Field cricket and honey bee

Field cricket and honey bee
European field cricket, Gryllus campestris, and European honey bee, Apis mellifera, queen, worker and drone, hive, honeycomb, swarm, etc. Criquet, Abeilles. Handcoloured steel engraving printed by F

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Huge violet ground beetles, Carabus scabrosus

Huge violet ground beetles, Carabus scabrosus. Procere Scabreus, Procere d'Olivier. Handcoloured steel engraving printed by F

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Orders of Insects

Orders of Insects

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Orders of Arachnids

Orders of Arachnids. Trapdoor spider, house spider, wolf spider, whip scorpion, yellow-tailed scorpion, sun spider, pseudoscorpion, sea spider, harvestman and mite

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Tasmanian giant crab, Pseudocarcinus gigas, and European lobster

Tasmanian giant crab, Pseudocarcinus gigas, and European lobster, Homarus gammarus. Crabe geante, Homard. Handcoloured steel engraving printed by F

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Orders of marine and terrestrial crustaceans

Orders of marine and terrestrial crustaceans

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Worm snails, Vermetidae family, and bivalve clams, Carditidae fa

Worm snails, Vermetidae family, and bivalve clams, Carditidae family, on a beach. Fishing boat on the coast in the background. Vermets, Clovisse, Venericarde

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Babylon turrid, Raphitoma echinata and kitten's paws clams

Babylon turrid, Raphitoma echinata and kitten's paws clams
Babylon turrid, Turris babylonia, sea snail, Raphitoma echinata and kitten's paws clam, Plicatula gibbosa. Pleurotome, Tour de Babel, Herisse, Plicatule, Rameuse

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Tiger cowrie, Cypraea tigris

Tiger cowrie, Cypraea tigris. Porcelaine fiore. Copied from an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Meneville's Dictionnaire Pittoresque d'Histoire Naturelle

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Orders of Molluscs

Orders of Molluscs. Cuttlefish, chambered nautilus, sea angel, sea butterfly, slug, floating sea snail, chiton, oyster, mussel, clam, lingula, brachiopod, barnacle, etc

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Dover sole, European plaice and common dab

Dover sole, European plaice and common dab
Dover sole, Solea solea, European plaice, Pleuronectes platessa, and common dab, Limanda limanda, on a beach with a fish trap, fishing boats in the background. Sole, Carrelet, Limande

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Giant oceanic manta ray, common eagle ray, and thornback ray

Giant oceanic manta ray, common eagle ray, and thornback ray
Giant oceanic manta ray, Mobula birostris, common eagle ray, Myliobatis aquila, and thornback ray, Raja clavata, on a beach with fishermen and boats behind

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Orders of fish

Orders of fish. Red mullet, Mullus barbatus, blue gourami, Trichogaster trichopterus, carp, Cyprinus carpio, merling, Merlangius merlangus, critically endangered European eel, Anguilla anguilla

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Martinique pit viper, Bothrops lanceolatus

Martinique pit viper, Bothrops lanceolatus. Trigonecephale (Fer de lance). Handcoloured steel engraving printed by F

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Spectacled caiman, Caiman crocodilus

Spectacled caiman, Caiman crocodilus. Alligator. Handcoloured steel engraving printed by F

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Aldabra giant tortoise, Aldabrachelys gigantea, vulnerable

Aldabra giant tortoise, Aldabrachelys gigantea, vulnerable. Tortues

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Orders of reptiles

Orders of reptiles: vulnerable Indian softshell turtle, Nilssonia gangetica, spectacled caiman, Caiman crocodilus, frilled-necked lizard, Chlamydosaurus kingii, common scaly foot

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Indian peafowl, Pavo cristatus

Indian peafowl, Pavo cristatus. Paon domestique. Copied from an illustration by Edouard Travies in Charles d'Orbigny's Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Pigeon breeds, Columba livia, in a dove cot

Pigeon breeds, Columba livia, in a dove cot
Pigeon Columba livia breeds: Pigeon turc ordinaire, bai dore suisse, bagadais batard

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Twelve-wired bird-of-paradise, Seleucidis melanoleucus

Twelve-wired bird-of-paradise, Seleucidis melanoleucus. Mislabeled Promerops

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Papuan frogmouth, Podargus papuensis

Papuan frogmouth, Podargus papuensis. Engoulevents, Podarge des Papous

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Superb lyrebird, Menura novaehollandiae

Superb lyrebird, Menura novaehollandiae, la Lyre, and false azalea, Menziesia ferruginea, (Rhododendron menziesii)

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Penduline tit, Remiz pendulinus, and bag nest

Penduline tit, Remiz pendulinus, and bag nest. Mesange des Roseaux

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Nests of the streaked fantail warbler and reed warbler

Nests of the streaked fantail warbler and reed warbler
Nests of the streaked fantail warbler, Cisticola juncidis, and reed warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceus. Nids de Fauvelles

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Village weaver, Ploceus cucullatus, with nest of woven grass

Village weaver, Ploceus cucullatus, with nest of woven grass. Tisserin. Copied from an illustration in Felix-Edouard Guerin-Meneville's Dictionnaire Pittoresque d'Histoire Naturelle

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Orders of Birds

Orders of Birds: kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, vulnerable snowy owl, Bubo scandiacus, greater blue-eared starling, Lamprotornis chalybaeus, great hornbill, Buceros bicornis, European green woodpecker

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Black wildebeest, addax and harnessed bushbuck

Black wildebeest, addax and harnessed bushbuck
Black wildebeest, Connochaetes gnou, critically endangered addax or screwhorn antelope, Addax nasomaculatus, and harnessed bushbuck or kewel, Tragelaphus scriptus

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Indian rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, vulnerable

Indian rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, vulnerable. Copied from an illustration by Adolph Fries in Felix-Edouard Guerin-Meneville's Dictionnaire Pittoresque d'Histoire Naturelle, 1839

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Red kangaroo, eastern grey kangaroo and dusky wallaby

Red kangaroo, eastern grey kangaroo and dusky wallaby
Red kangaroo, Macropus rufus (bottom), eastern grey kangaroo, Macropus giganteus (top right), and dusky wallaby, Thylogale brunii (top left). Kanguroos

Background imageSteel Engraving Collection: Tiger, Panthera tigris. Endangered. Tigres

Tiger, Panthera tigris. Endangered. Tigres. Illustration copied from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Meneville's Dictionnaire Pittoresque d'Histoire Naturelle, 1834



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