Solidus Prints

11/05/2026

Step back into Victorian Europe with these original 1843 chromolithograph prints by John Shaw. Perfect for history buffs and antique art lovers. Unframed beauties capturing medieval knights & costumes! 🏰🖼️

28/02/2018

1847 Impressive antique print from "Lacepede's Histoire Naturelle". Hand-Colored. Enormous shored S***m Whale admired by locals. Available for sale in our eBay store. (Link in bio). #1847

21/12/2017

1852 Antique Book - Natural History of Beetles w. 30 Hand-Colored Engravings

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Jardine, William: The Naturalist's Library Volume ###III Entomology Beetles

Beautifully illustrated with 30 hand-colored steel engravings (single-sided). Scarce.

Size: Approx.17cm x 10cm - 6.75 inches x 4 inches)

Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet of Applegirth, Dumfriesshire (23 February 1800, Edinburgh to 21 November 1874, Sandown, Isle of Wight) was a Scottish naturalist. Jardine made natural history available to all levels of Victorian society by editing and issuing the hugely popular forty volumes of The Naturalist's Library (1833-1843). The series was divided into four main sections:Ornithology (14 volumes), Mammalia (13 volumes), Entomology (7 volumes), and Ichthyology (6 volumes); each prepared by a leading naturalist. James Duncan wrote the insect volumes. The artists responsible for the illustrations included Edward Lear. The work was published in Edinburgh by W. H. Lizars. The frontispiece is a portrait of Latreille Jardine's other publications included an edition of Gilbert White's Natural History of Selborne which re-established White's reputation, Illustrations of Ornithology (1825–43), and an affordable edition of Alexander Wilson'sBirds of America.

Condition: Good, firm binding, contents good, a little faded to spine, no dust jacket. Hand-Colored engravings in excellent condition with vibrant colors as per scan.

07/12/2017

There have been many extinct animals in the last 100 years. But scientists are considering the possibility of bringing some of these animals back through a process called de-extinction.

Thanks to a process called de-extinction, hope is not lost for extinct animals. Here is a list of 25 extinct animals that scientists want to de-extinct:

07/12/2017

New arrivals in our eBay store. Extremely scarce large illustration depicting extinct prehistoric animals and dinosaurs. Produced by Kakao Compagnie (Theodor Reichardt) in Hamburg-Wandsbek.
Size: Approx.10.6 inches x 7.6 inches (27 cm x 19 cm)
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02/11/2016

MILKY WAY IN THE FOREST SKY SPACE ASTRONOMY Limited Edition Signed Photo Art (16 x 12 inches (406 x 304.8 mm)

25/08/2016

Beautiful Larousse Lithograph depicting various apple fruit varieties - Available for sale in our eBay store.

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23/08/2016

Now available for sale ! Many more pigeon prints from this series currently in our eBay store.

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22/08/2016

Available now in our eBay store ! We offer a large selection of quality antique prints featuring impressive exotic birds, wild beasts, prehistoric animals, insects and many many more

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04/07/2016

1855 Hand-Colored Antique Engraving: PEACOCK & CAMBERWELL BEAUTY BUTTERFLIES by Jardine
Available for sale now in our eBay store and at www.solidus-prints.com

Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet of Applegirth, Dumfriesshire (23 February 1800, Edinburgh to 21 November 1874, Sandown, Isle of Wight) was a Scottish naturalist. Jardine made natural history available to all levels of Victorian society by editing and issuing the hugely popular forty volumes of The Naturalist's Library (1833-1843). The series was divided into four main sections:Ornithology (14 volumes), Mammalia (13 volumes), Entomology (7 volumes), and Ichthyology (6 volumes); each prepared by a leading naturalist. James Duncan wrote the insect volumes. The artists responsible for the illustrations included Edward Lear. The work was published in Edinburgh by W. H. Lizars. The frontispiece is a portrait of Latreille Jardine's other publications included an edition of Gilbert White's Natural History of Selborne which re-established White's reputation, Illustrations of Ornithology (1825–43), and an affordable edition of Alexander Wilson'sBirds of America.

28/06/2016

ca 1880 Antique Print WHITE-HEADED CAPUCHIN MONKEY Original Engraving by Buffon - Available for sale now in our eBay store & at www.solidus-prints.com

This highly decorative antique print originates from a scarce natural history volume published in France in 1880.The volume contained beautiful color plates depicting various species of animals and birds.

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon 7 September 1707 – 16 April 1788) was a French naturalist, mathematician, cosmologist, and encyclopedic author. His works influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier. Buffon published thirty-six quarto volumes of his Histoire naturelle during his lifetime; with additional volumes based on his notes and further research being published in the two decades following his death.It has been said that "Truly, Buffon was the father of all thought in natural history in the second half of the 18th century".Buffon held the position of intendant (director) at the Jardin du Roi, now called the Jardin des Plantes;