Public-domain science & natural-history illustration

Public-domain science & natural-history illustration, catalogued and free to use. A free, catalogued archive of 752 CC0 plates in the public domain — botanical, celestial, zoological, anatomical and more — with full details, hi-res images and a plain-English guide to how you can use them.

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752 plates · 306 named illustrators · public domain / CC0 · verified rights per plate

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Botanical illustration: a curated set
A hand-picked walk through 135 public-domain botanical illustration plates in the archive — the strongest images in the collection, free to view, download and reuse.
Celestial charts & astronomy: a curated set
A hand-picked walk through 120 public-domain celestial charts & astronomy plates in the archive — the strongest images in the collection, free to view, download and reuse.
Zoological illustration: a curated set
A hand-picked walk through 92 public-domain zoological illustration plates in the archive — the strongest images in the collection, free to view, download and reuse.
Ornithological plates: a curated set
A hand-picked walk through 92 public-domain ornithological plates plates in the archive — the strongest images in the collection, free to view, download and reuse.
Entomological plates: a curated set
A hand-picked walk through 92 public-domain entomological plates plates in the archive — the strongest images in the collection, free to view, download and reuse.
Anatomical illustration: a curated set
A hand-picked walk through 92 public-domain anatomical illustration plates in the archive — the strongest images in the collection, free to view, download and reuse.

Public-domain science & natural-history illustration

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