Sunday, February 27, 2022

J.G. Heck’s Iconographic Encyclopædia Restored and Reimagined

It’s hard to resist exquisitely organized drawings of plants and minerals. Can’t wait to see what I find while browsing clickable drawings on Iconographic Encyclopædia, via flowing data:

Scans of the original plates and English translation are available on the Internet Archive: plates (vol. 1, vol. 2), descriptions (vol. 1, vol. 2, vol. 3, vol. 4).

These scans were restored and integrated with the original descriptions to create a reimagined modern edition of the Iconographic Encylopædia. Ten primary subjects were originally compiled, which were later divided into eighteen subjects for the English translation

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