Unusual and imaginative illustrations, carefully arranged into 4 major divisions — quadrupeds, birds, fishes, and insects — include realistic and fanciful depictions of virtually every real animal, plus such fantasy creatures as unicorns, dragons and basilisks. Indispensable volume of royalty-free graphics for immediate use by commercial and graphic artists.
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Animals: 1,419 Copyright-Free Illustrations of Mammals, Birds, Fish, Insects, etc. by Jim Harter Selected for its visual impact and ease of use, this outstanding collection of wood engravings presents over 1,000 species of animals in extremely lifelike poses. Includes mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, and other invertebrates.
Treasury of Animal Illustrations: From Eighteenth-Century Sources by Carol Belanger Grafton Detailed reproductions of over 600 rare engravings: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, crustaceans, insects, some plants. Royalty-free illustrations for designers, craftspeople, students.
Seba's Snakes and Lizards: 240 Illustrations by Albertus Seba 240 full-color snake and lizard illustrations — a riot of brilliant colors, shapes, and sizes with unlimited potential as graphic and decorative elements.
