50 Beautiful images from Gleanings of Natural History, Volume 2

Discover the elegance and intricacy of the 18th century with this exclusive collection of 50 digital illustrations from George Edwards’ renowned "Gleanings of Natural History, Volume 2." This selection spans a diverse range of mostly exotic birds, but also a few other exciting species, including fish among others.

These high-quality images are available for instant download in a versatile JPG format, ensuring compatibility across various devices and applications. They are perfect for educators, students, natural history enthusiasts, or anyone looking to enrich their digital or printed collections with historical artistry.

This collection is not just a visual treasure but also a valuable educational resource, offering a glimpse into the scientific exploration of the 18th century. Ideal for enhancing any space, these illustrations serve as both decoration and a conversation starter.

Enhance your collection today and own a piece of natural history with these timeless illustrations from George Edwards!

All the images have undergone some light editing and polishing, but have still retained their vintage appearance, and are ready for printing on most media.

This bundle contains 50 individual pictures from Gleanings of Natural History.

File-size: All Images 3650 x 4900 Pixel. 

The 50 digital images spans a diverse range of mostly exotic birds, but also a few other exciting species, see the full list here:

American Goldfinch cock and hen
american water rail
Balanus of the Whale with Polypes - Limax Marina - Hairy Crab and Herringbone Coralline
Black and blue honeycreeper and Hoopoe hen
black and yellow frizled sparrow and brasilian sparrow
black throated green flycatcher - black and white creeper
Blue-backed manakin and Red-Black manakin
Calandra and Spotted mole
Canuti regis avis - The Knot
collared finch and green goldfinch
crested or caped black vulture and black and white indian snake
crossbills cock and hen
curasso bird - Curassow and cushew bird
Dodo and Guinea pig
four beaks of exotic birds
golden crowned flycatcher cock and hen
golden titmouse and blue manakin
golden winged flycatcher and spotted tortoise butterfly
greater cat-fish - could be puffadder shyshark aka happy eddie
greater cockroach and whistle insect
grey coot-footed tringa or Red-necked phalarope
horned fish and sea scorpion fish
lark from pennsylvania and brown butterfly
Least Water-hen and yellow wren
little blue-grey flycatcher cock and hen
little brown bittern
little thrush
long tailed duck of newfoundland and Spur-winged Plover
long tailed sparrow and Dusky linnet
malacca grosbeak and jacarini
man of war bird or Frigatebird and chinese fish
marsh hawk could be northern harrier and reed birds
mountain sparrow cock and hen
painted finch cock and hen
purple indian creepers
Red breasted hummingbird - Green throated hummingbird - Dormouse
red throated flycatcher cock and hen
red-breasted blackbird or the Red-breasted meadowlark
ring parakeet and blue headed parakeet
sapphire crowned parakeet and golden winged parakeet
sea-bat and pyed acarauna
sloth
small mud-tortoise
spotted green titmouse and grey-yellow fly catcher
spotted tringa - redshank and Pine creeper - could be warbler
spur-fish and Indian gattorugina could be gattorugine
The Prickled Dog or Hound-Fish and Walking-Stick
whimbrel or lesser curlew and paper moss
white throated sparrow and yellow butterfly
worm-eater and goat beetle