Science Art: Collection of various birds from A History of the Earth and Animated Nature, 1820.

21 July 2024 grant Featured, Science Art 0

Scientific illustration of hawks, vultures, and various other birds from a 19th-century natural history text.
Collection of various birds from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.
Scientific illustration of hawks, vultures, and various other birds from a 19th-century natural history text.

This is an educational poster, retouched by Wikimedia Commons user Rawpixel, of birds. It’s taken from Oliver Goldsmith’s book A History of the Earth and Animated Nature, which you can find in all its glory, though a slightly murky scan, in the Biodiversity Heritage Library.