Library / reading nook

Art for libraries, studies and reading corners: maps, botanical plates, portraits and detailed works that suit a room built around books. Many are best seen up close, at reading distance. Every piece is a museum-quality giclée print, made to order.

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Asparagus officinalis
Johannes Simon Holtzbecher
Asparagus officinalis
1649
Antique map showing Chinookan territory in the Pacific Northwest with geographical features, county boundaries, and place names printed in sepia tones.
Edward Sheriff Curtis
Map of Chinookan Territory (The North American Indian, v. VIII. Norwood, MA: The Plimpton Press, 1911)
1911 · photogravure
Botanical illustration of Acanthus mollis plant with deeply lobed green leaves and tall flowering spike with white and purple flowers on cream background.
Johannes Simon Holtzbecher
Acanthus mollis
1649
Ficus carica
Johannes Simon Holtzbecher
Ficus carica
1649
Three botanical illustrations of fritillaria flowers with purple, yellow, and dark brown petals, green stems, and bulbous roots on a beige background.
Johannes Simon Holtzbecher
Fritillaria meleagris; Fritullaria lutea eller Fritullaria latifolia var lutea; Fritillaria pyrenaica
1649
Three iris flowers with blue petals and yellow centers displayed with their green stems and brown bulbs against a beige background.
Johannes Simon Holtzbecher
Iris xiphioides
1649
A historical world map displayed in two hemispheres with colored regions, surrounded by illustrated figures and polar projections on a cream-colored background.
The World. Olney's Outline Maps for Common Schools
Botanical illustration of Fritillaria imperialis showing orange-red drooping flower with green leaves and cream-colored seed pod against beige background.
Johannes Simon Holtzbecher
Fritillaria imperialis
1649
Tulipa gesneriana
Johannes Simon Holtzbecher
Tulipa gesneriana
1649
A girl lies on the floor reading a book beside a bookshelf, with tiny Alice in Wonderland characters illustrated around her on the wooden floor.
Honor C. Appleton
Alice in Wonderland: Girl Reading 'Alice in Wonderland'
Botanical illustration showing a bulb with roots and two flowering stems with green leaves and white-cream clustered flowers against beige background.
Johannes Simon Holtzbecher
Lilium candidum monstrosum
1649
Historical map of Alaska and northwestern North America showing territories, rivers, and coastal features in green, red, and cream colors.
Edward Sheriff Curtis
Curtis V.XX
1930 · Photogravure
Historical map of Africa from 1857 divided into numbered regions, colored in pink, green, tan, and brown.
Africa
1857 · Lithography; black printer's ink and watercolor on paper, lined with linen
Antique map of Asia from Mitchell's Series of Outline Maps, featuring numbered regions in tan, green, and red with longitude and latitude lines.
Asia
1857 · Lithography; black printer's ink and watercolor on paper, lined with linen
Mitchell's Series Outline Map No. 9 of Oceanica from 1857, showing numbered regions in pink and green with longitude and latitude lines.
Oceanica
1857 · Lithography; black printer's ink and watercolor on paper, lined with linen
Historical engraved map of Angra city on Terceira Island showing urban layout, harbor with ships, mountains, and decorative cartouches in sepia tones.
Jan Huygen Van Linschoten
A Cidade de Angra. Na Ilhade Iesu Xpoda Tercera
book illustration
Five botanical illustrations of cyclamen plants with pink flowers and green leaves arranged vertically on a cream background.
Johannes Simon Holtzbecher
Cyclamen purpurascens; Cyclamen hederifolium
1649
A detailed botanical illustration of intertwined flowering vines featuring red and pink roses, tulips, and smaller purple and yellow blooms with green leaves on cream paper.
Johannes Simon Holtzbecher
Floral vine
1649
An 1857 Mitchell's outline map of South America showing political divisions in pink, green, tan, and orange with numbered regions and latitude-longitude grid lines.
South America
1857 · Lithography; black printer's ink and watercolor on paper, lined with linen
Mitchell's historical map of British provinces from 1857 displays regional divisions in pink, tan, green, and beige with numbered sections and coastal outlines.
British Provinces
1857 · Lithography; black printer's ink and watercolor on paper, lined with linen
Engraved panoramic view of New York City and surrounding landscape with waterways, ships, and buildings in sepia and cream tones.
New York and environs
print
Historical map of North America from 1857 showing Canada, United States, and Mexico in tan, pink, and green with latitude and longitude lines.
North America
1857 · Lithography; black printer's ink and watercolor on paper, lined with linen
Antique manuscript map depicting a narrow vertical landscape with green mountain ranges, a red compass rose, and handwritten text annotations throughout.
Cornelis Hendricks
The Figurative Map of Cornelis Hendricks
watercolor
Engraved bird's eye view map of New York City surrounded by water and ships, rendered in black and white with fine linear detail.
Birds eye view of New York and environs
engraving