Cabinet of Natural Curiosities: The Complete Plates in Color 1734-1765

Birds and butterflies, corals and crocodiles populate this gorgeous, enormous art book showing the fascinating catalog of specimens from 18th Century naturalist Albertus Seba. This is a classic in natural history for good reason, and it's amazing to see the world through the eyes of a keen artist and observer bent on communicating the wonders of nature. Poignantly, some of the animals and plants shown are now extinct.