There was a great variety of tall, noble trees, loaded with marine fruit, such as lobsters, crabs, oystersβ¦
Joseph Benwell Clark, from "The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen" by Rudolf Erich Raspe, London: 1895 #illustration #art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/lobsters-crabs/
Scaly dragonfish.
Jacques Reyne Isidore Acarie-Baron, from "Le règne animal distribué d'après son organisation," atlas vol. 4, by Cuvier et al., Paris: 1836-1849 #illustration #art #fish https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/scaly-dragonfish/
But just as the witch was dragging her to the stone a robin began to sing.
Dugald Stewart Walker, from "The Boy Who Knew What the Birds Said" by Padraic Colum, New York: 1920 #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/robin-sing/
All flew from the mountain except one bird and he was the greatest amongst them all.
Dugald Stewart Walker, from "The Boy Who Knew What the Birds Said" by Padraic Colum, New York: 1920 #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/bird-greatest/
The branches bent down and twined around him.
William Wallace Denslow, from "The wonderful wizard of Oz" by Lyman Frank Baum, Chicago, New York: 1900 #illustration #art #ChildrensBook
The cornflower wreath.
Auguste Sandoz, from "Εuvres complΓ¨tes de BΓ©ranger," vol. 2 , Paris: 1847 #illustration #art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/cornflower-wreath/
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