The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL), the world’s largest open-access digital archive dedicated to life on Earth, offers over 150,000 high-resolution botanical and zoological illustrations for free download.
Spanning literature from the 15th century onwards, BHL’s collection encompasses more than 55 million pages, including:
• Joseph Wolf’s The Zoological Sketches: Mid-19th-century lithographs of wild animals from London’s Regent’s Park.
• Hawaiian Flora Watercolors: Detailed paintings of indigenous Hawaiian flowers.
• 1833 Taxidermy Guide: An illustrated manual for do-it-yourself taxidermy.
BHL provides tools for species searches by taxonomy and monitors online discussions related to its archived materials.
This vast repository is invaluable for researchers, artists, and nature enthusiasts, offering a window into Earth’s amazingly huge biodiversity.
Below are just a few of the thousands of amazing images available.
Note: This article is inspired by a piece from Colossal.
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