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product_id: 2741032
title: "1300 Real and Fanciful Animals from Seventeenth-Century Engravings (Dover Pictorial Archive)"
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# highly detailed vintage art 1300+ rare engravings mythical & real creatures 1300 Real and Fanciful Animals from Seventeenth-Century Engravings (Dover Pictorial Archive)

**Price:** € 71.68
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## Summary

> 🦉 Unlock the wild side of history with 1300+ legendary creatures and timeless art!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** 1300 Real and Fanciful Animals from Seventeenth-Century Engravings (Dover Pictorial Archive)
- **How much does it cost?** € 71.68 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Why This Product

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## Key Features

- • **Authentic Antique Charm:** Own a piece of art history with rare, historically significant illustrations in excellent used condition.
- • **Timeless Visual Treasure:** Dive into 1,300 meticulously reproduced 17th-century animal engravings, blending science and fantasy.
- • **Diverse Creature Collection:** Explore six curated categories from quadrupeds to mythical beasts like dragons and griffins.
- • **Copyright-Free Creative Goldmine:** Unlock endless design potential with public domain images perfect for professional projects.
- • **Inspiration for Modern Creatives:** Elevate your branding, publications, or décor with unique visuals that spark curiosity and conversation.

## Overview

This used book features over 1,300 copyright-free engravings of real and fanciful animals from the 17th century, meticulously reproduced from rare editions by Matthäus Merian. Organized into six categories, it offers a unique blend of scientific and mythical imagery, ideal for artists, designers, and collectors seeking authentic vintage inspiration.

## Description

A painter whose father was an engraver and publisher of the same name, Matthäus Merian (1621–1687) published this remarkable group of unusual and highly imaginative animal illustrations. This copyright-free collection includes a large and fascinating selection of engravings that illustrate scientific specimens and legendary creatures ― all meticulously reproduced from an extremely rare eighteenth-century edition. Carefully arranged into six major divisions (quadrupeds, snakes, mollusks and crustaceans, fish, birds, and insects), approximately 1,300 copyright-free images include realistic and fanciful portrayals of a varied array of real animals, in addition to such imaginary creatures as unicorns, dragons, basilisks, harpies, griffins, and other mythical beasts. Identifying captions in Latin accompany many of the illustrations. Commercial artists, illustrators, and craftspeople will find a host of uses for these lovingly detailed engravings: as book and magazine illustrations and as attention-getting graphics ideal for enhancing flyers, brochures, newsletters, and any number of other print projects. Art lovers and antiquarians ― anyone with an interest in the art and ideas of an earlier era ― will enjoy browsing through these wonderful antique images.

## Features

- Used Book in Good Condition

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,055,990 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #270 in Graphic Design Clip Art (Books) #861 in Decorative Arts #884 in Plant & Animal Art (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 268 Reviews |

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*Last updated: 2026-09-29*