aplomado Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Many scientific drawings in the past were very beautiful. I'm looking for good, large antique diagrams of fossils and prehistoric creatures to download and print for decoration... Public domain of course... I've found some nice Haeckel ones here: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Kunstformen_der_Natur If anyone has a good antique diagram of a mammoth tooth, I will be very happy, but I'm interested in all sorts of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 Here's one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 Anyone know of a better version of this image? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rejd Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Wow. Those are beautiful! I never thought about finding those and having them printed. A fossil hunter needs sharp eyes and a keen search image, a mental template that subconsciously evaluates everything he sees in his search for telltale clues. -Richard E. Leakey http://prehistoricalberta.lefora.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dave pom Allen Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 heres a couple https://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/sets/72157629637358284 https://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/sets/72157630296671088 https://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/sets/72157630296671088 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 (edited) This will go PERFECTLY! with my Oreodont skull!!!! n488_w1150 by BioDivLibrary, on Flickr Edited February 6, 2015 by aplomado Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 Dave, the stuff you found is INCREDIBLE! It's got what I needed! There are amazing life scenes here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/sets/72157630929821470/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 Mammal skulls here!!! https://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/sets/72157629495647845/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 There are dozens of albums in the group that Dave found: https://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/sets/ Quite a few ones of fossil critters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share Posted February 10, 2015 I thought you crinoid guys might like this one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 (edited) If you haven't already, try to find a copy of Henry Fairfield Osborn's monograph on the Probiscidea. It should have a variety of illustrations. https://archive.org/details/proboscideamonog01osbo Many scientific drawings in the past were very beautiful. I'm looking for good, large antique diagrams of fossils and prehistoric creatures to download and print for decoration... Public domain of course... I've found some nice Haeckel ones here: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Kunstformen_der_Natur If anyone has a good antique diagram of a mammoth tooth, I will be very happy, but I'm interested in all sorts of things. Edited March 27, 2015 by siteseer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I find many nice illustrations with a Google Books search. I'm not sure how well digitized the books are for printing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 There a lot of good skull / reptile plates here, though not of fossils... http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/44963#/summary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 (edited) OK, I have found some more good ones I wanted to share. All of these should be hi-res enough to print on Shutterfly or a similar service. To download the original hi res version, right click on the image and select "open in a new tab." Then you can download. All are copyright free. You may need to crop a little or ajust brightness some first on some. Eventually, I plan to frame some of these. Edited September 11, 2015 by aplomado Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 All of these should be hi-res enough to print on Shutterfly or a similar service. To download the original hi res version, right click on the image and select "open in a new tab." Then you can download. All are copyright free. You may need to crop a little or ajust brightness some first on some. This is a drawing, not a photo! Cave Bear Mastodon Fossil Hyena Mastodon Foot Fossil Wolf Cro Magnon Man Sloth Cave bear jaw? Sloth skull underside Sloth skull 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Thanks !!! I definitely like one (below) of a Mastodon foot. Here is a photo of an actual foot that I took at a Tampa Fossil Show 2 years back. This is a Mastodon Metapodial (K) and I am trying to determine of this one is E,F,G,H (a "padding" bone). Your post got me on the Identification trail again. THANKS for a very interesting post... SS These are useful for Identification purposes. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddesilets Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Those are stunning! What a great idea! Think I see a future bday/Xmas present for my little paleontologist. <3 "Direct observation of the testimony of the earth ... is a matter of the laboratory, of the field naturalist, of indefatigable digging among the ancient archives of the earth's history." — Henry Fairfield Osborn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suvi Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Just . . . GORGEOUS prints. Thanks for sharing, I have also been looking for similar things, to frame and display with my fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 (edited) OK, it just saw high res versions were not always displaying when opening in a new tab. Here is my photobucket where you can download the high res version:http://s1323.photobucket.com/user/aplomado/library/?sort=3&page=1 The hi res versions will be a lot better for printing! I am glad you all like them; anyone have some to post? Edited September 18, 2015 by aplomado Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share Posted September 21, 2015 Some more- the hi-res version are here: http://s1323.photobucket.com/user/aplomado/library/?sort=3&page=1 Skulls Mastodon Tooth: Family of ancient man: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted September 29, 2015 Author Share Posted September 29, 2015 I printed off a different diagram of a skull as a gift for my brother. It turned out pretty well. I got an 11x14 print at Shutterfly for about $9. I used the "easy crop" tool to make sure the whole image was included, with white padding around it, since the image is an odd shape. My wife got a pic frame at walmart for about $15. Hobby Lobby cut a custom mat to fit and cover up the white padding, and installed a hanger, for about $10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddesilets Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Oh I looooove that! "Direct observation of the testimony of the earth ... is a matter of the laboratory, of the field naturalist, of indefatigable digging among the ancient archives of the earth's history." — Henry Fairfield Osborn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 Here's a link to the original file of the skull: https://archive.org/stream/atlasepitomeoftr00helf#page/88/mode/2up Just zoom in the view closely, then click and save... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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