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Alamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Eras of Dressing

Eras of Dressing
84 Metal Prints

Alamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Kitsch

Kitsch
98 Metal Prints

Alamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Natural History

Natural History
97 Metal Prints

Alamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Wish You Were Here

Wish You Were Here
97 Metal Prints

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: 1950s LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ICE SKATING ON WOLLMAN RINK CENTRAL PARK MANHATTAN NEW YORK CITY USA

1950s LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ICE SKATING ON WOLLMAN RINK CENTRAL PARK MANHATTAN NEW YORK CITY USA

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: The Silver Slipper Casino on the Strip in Las Vegas circa 1970s

The Silver Slipper Casino on the Strip in Las Vegas circa 1970s

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Silk embroidery postcard by artist Elsi Gumier of a woman from Andaluciaholding a fan

Silk embroidery postcard by artist Elsi Gumier of a woman from Andaluciaholding a fan and wearing traditional dress of the region, circa 1950s, 1960's

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Vintage Travel Greece

Vintage Travel Greece

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: A tomato shaped sauce dispenser

A tomato shaped sauce dispenser

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Original print of Miss Wong by Vladimir Tretchikoff

Original print of Miss Wong by Vladimir Tretchikoff

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: California - Vintage travel poster from the 1940's

California - Vintage travel poster from the 1940's
California - Vintage travel poster from the 1940's

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: The Rhode Island Greening is an American apple variety and the official fruit of the state of Rhode Island

The Rhode Island Greening is an American apple variety and the official fruit of the state of Rhode Island

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Vintage New York

Vintage New York

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Shark, sturgeon, salmon, skate, and other fish. Color lithograph

Shark, sturgeon, salmon, skate, and other fish. Color lithograph

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Dinosaurs of the sea, land, and air during the Age of Reptiles

Dinosaurs of the sea, land, and air during the Age of Reptiles, a 19th-century depiction. Hand-colored engraving Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Chromolithograph of Clematis, Cicada & beetles by Friedrich Kuhnert that appeared in Meyers Konversationslexikon

Chromolithograph of Clematis, Cicada & beetles by Friedrich Kuhnert that appeared in Meyers Konversationslexikon, 1894 edition

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Extinct fossil Nautilus triangularis 1

Extinct fossil Nautilus triangularis 1, bellybutton nautilus, Nautilus macromphalus 2, Nautilus bisiphites 3, massive Orbulites shell 4

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Cocoa Plant, Caterpillar, Butterflies, 1705

Cocoa Plant, Caterpillar, Butterflies, 1705 Illustration showing cocoa plant, caterpillar, pupa and butterflies

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: 1898 colour engraving of birds from the Corvidae family

1898 colour engraving of birds from the Corvidae family

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Peacock, Historiae Animalium, 16th Century

Peacock, Historiae Animalium, 16th Century Gesner believes that the peacock was domesticated in very ancient times, noting that the Greeks imported them from barbarian tribes

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Silver salmon, Salmo salar, Salmo hamatus

Silver salmon, Salmo salar, Salmo hamatus, and common carp, Cyprinus carpio, vulnerable

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Studies of Peonies, 1472

Studies of Peonies, 1472

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Sea anemone. Old 19th century Color lithography illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1880

Sea anemone. Old 19th century Color lithography illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1880

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Common Porcupine from General zoology

Common Porcupine from General zoology, or, Systematic natural history Vol 2 Mammalia, by Shaw, George, 1751-1813; Stephens, James Francis, 1792-1853; Heath, Charles, 1785-1848, engraver; Griffith

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Lemon tree, historical illustration

Lemon tree, historical illustration, Moritz Willkomm, Natural History of the Plant World, 4th Edition, Esslingen and Munich Lemon tree, historical illustration, Moritz Willkomm

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Meadow brown butterfly, Maniola jurtina

Meadow brown butterfly, Maniola jurtina, wood lady or orange tip, Anthocharis cardamines, and grizzled skipper, Pyrgus alveolus

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Water Hyacinth, Water Bugs, and Tree Frogs, 1705

Water Hyacinth, Water Bugs, and Tree Frogs, 1705

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Giraffe, 19th century. Color lithograph

Giraffe, 19th century. Color lithograph Lithograph

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Yellow Bear of Norway, Ursus

Yellow Bear of Norway, Ursus

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), 1828

Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), 1828.Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), 1828. A rodent introduced to Britain by the Normans in the 11th century as a protein source, it has become an agricultural pest

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Hen Harrier, Circus Cyaneus, 1845

Hen Harrier, Circus Cyaneus, 1845 Hen Harrier, Circus Cyaneus. From The Birds of America by John J. Audubon. Pub. 1827-1838 (colour lithograph)

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Dodo, Raphus cucullatus, extinct flightless bird (formerly Didus ineptus)

Dodo, Raphus cucullatus, extinct flightless bird (formerly Didus ineptus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by an unknown artist from William Smellie's Natural History, Thomas Kelly, London, 1828

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Apple, Pyrus malus, with blossom

Apple, Pyrus malus, with blossom, fruit, seed and branch

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Ripe fruit, segment, stone, of the Madeleine peach

Ripe fruit, segment, stone, of the Madeleine peach, Amydalus persica. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Pink German centifolia rose, Rosa centifolia germanica

Pink German centifolia rose, Rosa centifolia germanica, and white unique rose, Rosa unica

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis

Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis. Handcolored engraving by Annedouche from Charles d'Orbigny's Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle (Dictionary of Natural History), Paris, 1849

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Varieties of soft corals, seafans

Varieties of soft corals, seafans, bryozoans, polyps and sea anemones. Lithograph from Lorenz Oken's Universal Natural History, Allgemeine Naturgeschichte fur alle Stande, Stuttgart, 1841

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Varieties of strawberries with flowers and ripe and unripe fruits depicted

Varieties of strawberries with flowers and ripe and unripe fruits depicted... Fragaria sp... Handcolored copperplate engraving from G. T

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Banana fruit growing upright on the branch

Banana fruit growing upright on the branch... Musa sapientum.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from G. T

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Globe artichoke in full bloom, Cynara cardunculus

Globe artichoke in full bloom, Cynara cardunculus. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Adam rose, variety of the tea rose raised by Monsieur Adam of Reims in 1838

Adam rose, variety of the tea rose raised by Monsieur Adam of Reims in 1838. Chromolithograph drawn and lithographed after nature by F

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Insects, including beetles. Color lithograph

Insects, including beetles. Color lithograph

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Bungarum Pamah, pub. 1796 (hand coloured engravings)

Bungarum Pamah, pub. 1796 (hand coloured engravings). Creator: William Skelton (1763 - 1848) Bungarum Pamah, from an Account of Indian Serpents Collected on the Coast of Coromandel, pub

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Hairy-nosed Wombat

Hairy-nosed Wombat

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Eggs of some birds and turtles

Eggs of some birds and turtles, and seed cases of bryophites and some other plants. Color lithograph Lithograph

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Elk from General zoology, or, Systematic natural history Vol II Part 2 Mammalia

Elk from General zoology, or, Systematic natural history Vol II Part 2 Mammalia, by Shaw, George, 1751-1813; Stephens, James Francis, 1792-1853; Heath, Charles, 1785-1848, engraver; Griffith, Mrs

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: American Flamingo, Phoenicopterus Ruber, 1845

American Flamingo, Phoenicopterus Ruber, 1845 American Flamingo, Phoenicopterus Ruber. From The Birds of America by John J. Audubon. Pub. 1827-1838 (colour lithograph)

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Jaguar, Panthera onca (Felis onca)

Jaguar, Panthera onca (Felis onca)

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Tiger in the wild, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut

Tiger in the wild, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Bitter orange or Seville orange

Bitter orange or Seville orange.. Citrus aurantium.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from G. T. Wilhelm's "Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte" (Encyclopedia of Natural History) 1820

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Life As A Tree, 18th Century

Life As A Tree, 18th Century Caption reads, "Darwin's evolutionary theory was to reinterpret the centuries old picture of life as a tree with many branches displaying the various species

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Flower Illustration from the Reeves Collection

Flower Illustration from the Reeves Collection Plate 124 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Barn Owl, Tyto Alba, 1845

Barn Owl, Tyto Alba, 1845 Barn Owl, Tyto Alba. From The Birds of America by John J. Audubon. Pub. 1827-1838 (colour lithograph)

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: South and Central America: Emerald Toucanet

South and Central America: Emerald Toucanet. Painting from Natural History of Birds of Paradise and Rollers, Toucans and Barbus by Jacques Barraband (1767-1809), 1806

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Lithograph print from a rare work by G

Lithograph print from a rare work by G.H. Schubert entitled, Illustrated Geology and Paleontology, 1886

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Bird illustration

Bird illustration Plate RZD003, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Pale narcissus or primrose peerless

Pale narcissus or primrose peerless, Narcissus biflorus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a drawing by James Sowerby for Smith's "English Botany, " London, 1795

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Bay Owl, Illustration, 1824

Bay Owl, Illustration, 1824

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Wooly mammoth. Hand-colored woodcut

Wooly mammoth. Hand-colored woodcut Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Red-Bellied Squirrel, Sciurus Feruginiventris, 1845

Red-Bellied Squirrel, Sciurus Feruginiventris, 1845 Red-Bellied Squirrel, Sciurus Feruginiventris. From The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America by John J. Audubon. Pub. 1845 (colour lithograph)

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Lion and Lioness in the wild. Frontispiece from the book Royal Natural History Volume 1 Edited by Richard Lydekker

Lion and Lioness in the wild. Frontispiece from the book Royal Natural History Volume 1 Edited by Richard Lydekker, Published in London by Frederick Warne & Co in 1893-1894

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Jurassic age landscape

Jurassic age landscape Jurassic age landscape Print from the 1870 s

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Common pheasant, Phasianus colchicus (Phasianus torquatus)

Common pheasant, Phasianus colchicus (Phasianus torquatus)

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Blue Jay, Corvus Christatus, 1845

Blue Jay, Corvus Christatus, 1845 Blue Jay, Corvus Christatus. From The Birds of America by John J. Audubon. Pub. 1827-1838 (colour lithograph)

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Turquoise parrot, Neophema pulchella

Turquoise parrot, Neophema pulchella. Turkosine parrakeet, Psittacus pulchellus

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Coloured Copperplate engraving of a Flowering Magnolia tree from hortus nitidissimus by Christoph Jakob Trew

Coloured Copperplate engraving of a Flowering Magnolia tree from hortus nitidissimus by Christoph Jakob Trew (Nuremberg 1750-1792)

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: zoology, image of butterflies, from Moses Harris 'The Aurelian: or

zoology, image of butterflies, from Moses Harris "The Aurelian: or, natural history of English insects, namely, moths and butterflies", London, 1766, colour print

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: American lobster, from a specimen in Eastport, Maine, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut

American lobster, from a specimen in Eastport, Maine, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut Digitally colored woodcut reproduction of a drawing

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Bird of paradise, hummingbirds, and other long-billed birds. Color lithograph

Bird of paradise, hummingbirds, and other long-billed birds. Color lithograph Lithograph

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Butterflies and moths common to Europe. Color lithograph

Butterflies and moths common to Europe. Color lithograph Lithograph

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: South & Central America: Toco Toucan

South & Central America: Toco Toucan. Painting from Natural History of Birds of Paradise and Rollers, Toucans and Barbus by Jacques Barraband (1767-1809), 1806

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium

Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium Hand-coloured engraving based on Maria Sibylla Merian watercolour. 1726 edition

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Plant Illustration

Plant Illustration Plate 142 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: American White Pelican, Pelecanus Erythrorhynchos, 1845

American White Pelican, Pelecanus Erythrorhynchos, 1845 American White Pelican, Pelecanus Erythrorhynchos. From The Birds of America by John J. Audubon. Pub. 1827-1838 (colour lithograph)

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: 1898 colour engraving of a red-winged blackbird (agelaius phoeniceus)

1898 colour engraving of a red-winged blackbird (agelaius phoeniceus) From Sketch-Book Of British Birds by R. Bowdler Sharpe, with illustrations by A.F. and C. Lydon

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Common ostrich, Struthio camelus

Common ostrich, Struthio camelus. Ostrich. Handcoloured woodblock engraving from The Natural History of Birds, published by Brightly and Childs, Bungay, Suffolk, 1815

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Plate from The Gleanings of Natural History by George Edwards

Plate from The Gleanings of Natural History by George Edwards Plate 350 hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Gleanings of Natural History Vol 3 1764 Annotated Black

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Rhesus macaque, Macaca mulatta (Simia rhesus)

Rhesus macaque, Macaca mulatta (Simia rhesus), and detail of its distinctive tail. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Field Mouse - Mus sylvatica: small rodent

Field Mouse - Mus sylvatica: small rodent. Hand-coloured engraving from A History of British Quadrupeds, Edinburgh, 1838

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Botanical print or English natural history illustration by Joseph Swan 1796-1872

Botanical print or English natural history illustration by Joseph Swan 1796-1872, British Engraver Botanical print or English natural history illustration by Joseph Swan 1796-1872, British Engraver

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Natural History, dhxprc

Natural History, dhxprc
Giant burrowing frog, Heleioporus australiacus. Vulnerable. Illustration signed SN (George Shaw and Frederick Nodder)

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Tritonia crocatia, flame freesia

Tritonia crocatia, flame freesia Watercolour on vellum, 1794 by Mary Lawrance (fl.1790-1830) Held in the Library and Archives

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Polar Bear, Urusus Maritimus, 1845

Polar Bear, Urusus Maritimus, 1845 Polar Bear, Urusus Maritimus. From The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America by John J. Audubon. Pub. 1845 (colour lithograph)

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection Metal Print Collection: Mandrill, Mandrillus sphinx, female

Mandrill, Mandrillus sphinx, female. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by John Pass after an illustration by Johann Jakob Ihle from Ebenezer Sibly's Universal System of Natural History, London, 1795


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