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Nature Printed
One species a month, as the Victorians drew it and as we understand it now.
In the booklet: three voices
The original description, set as it was printed, with its capitals and italics left as they were.
A short modern note: what the Victorians got right, what they got wrong, and how the species is doing today.
Months to look, habitats, places in Britain and conservation status
In each envelope
The plate
A full-size reproduction of the hand-coloured plate, loose and on heavy card, ready to frame.
The booklet
Sixteen pages: the original description as it was written, and what we know now.
The field leaf
Where and when to see the species in Britain that month.
Where the plates come from
From the great illustrated works of the Georgian and Victorian naturalists, now in the public domain:
- Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, from 1787
- English Botany, by James Sowerby, 1790–1814
- and other works on birds, insects, lichens and sea creatures
We favour the overlooked: county floras, lichens and marine life, rather than the prints you’ve already seen on every poster.
Join the Nature Printed waitlist
We’ll email you when subscriptions open in November, with prices and the first species.