205 Free Artworks of Vintage Tropical

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Swallow Tanager

Pompadour Cotinga

Paul et Virginie—Frontispiece

Melon Cactus

Chigoe Flea

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Red Lionfish

India Peacock, from the Birds of the Tropics series (N5) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1889.

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Aphelandra hort. cv. Fascinator. The Floral world and garden guide, vol.17 (1874)

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Straighthead Soldierfish

Burnished-Buff Tanager

Gutta-Percha Tree

Lignum vitae (Guaiacum officinale)

Tropical Two-Wing Flyingfish

Red Bird of Paradise, from the Birds of the Tropics series (N5) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1889.

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Oriental Flying Gurnard

Bridgetown

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Strawberry Guava

Pineapple

Orbicular Batfish

Temnadenia odorifera [as Echites francisceus]

Harpy Eagle

A climbing nasturtium vine (Tropaeolum smithii)

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Jungle Geranium. Ixora chinensis. Scarlet tubular flowers in dense clusters nearly all year long. Grows tp 6 feet tall. Native to India and Sri Lanka, it is very popular in South Florida. Botanical Register, vol. 10- (1824) [M. Hart]

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Key West

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Ecuadorian hillstar hummingbird (Oreotrochilus chimborazo) with Flower of the Andes (Chuquiraga jussieui).

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Bomarea andimarcana. A monograph of the Trochilidæ, or family of humming-birds, vol. 3 (1861)

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Chuquiraga jussieui. A monograph of the Trochilidæ, or family of humming-birds, vol. 6 (1887) [J. Gould & H.C. Richter]

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Fuchsia macrostigma attracting hummingbirds. A monograph of the Trochilidæ, or family of humming-birds, vol. 2 (1861) [J. Gould & H.C. Richter]

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Passiflora kermesina. A monograph of the Trochilidæ, or family of humming-birds, vol. 3 (1861) [J. Gould & H.C. Richter]

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Large-flowered Sobralia. Sobralia macrantha. Native to Mexico and Central America.

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Echeveria. A monograph of the Trochilidæ, or family of humming-birds, vol. 6 (1887) [J. Gould & H.C. Richter]

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Calliandra brevipes. A monograph of the Trochilidæ, or family of humming-birds, vol. 3 (1861)

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Passiflora penduliflora. A monograph of the Trochilidæ, or family of humming-birds, vol. 2 (1861) [J. Gould & H.C. Richter]

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Agave maculosa. A monograph of the Trochilidæ, or family of humming-birds, vol. 3 (1861) [J. Gould & H.C. Richter]

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Gymnocalycium gibbosum. A monograph of the Trochilidæ, or family of humming-birds, vol. 3, t. 166 (1861) [J. Gould & H.C. Richter]

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Mandevilla martiana. A monograph of the Trochilidæ, or family of humming-birds, vol. 3 (1861) [J. Gould & H.C. Richter]

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Begonia cinnabarina. A monograph of the Trochilidæ, or family of humming-birds, vol. 3 (1861) [J. Gould & H.C. Richter]

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Durian. Durio zibethinus. Fleurs, fruits et feuillages choisis de l'ille de Java -peints d'après nature par Berthe Hoola van Nooten (1880)

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Paphiopedilum lowii

High climbing Clitoria sp., hosts hummingbirds on its branch. A monograph of the Trochilidæ, or family of humming-birds, vol. 2 (1861) [J. Gould & H.C. Richter]

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Aphelandra. Aphelandra variegata with hummingbirds feeding on flowers. A monograph of the Trochilidæ, or family of humming-birds, vol. 2 (1861) [J. Gould & H.C. Richter]

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Mandevilla splendens. Large pink flowers and heavy textured leaves make this an elegant climber. A monograph of the Trochilidæ, or family of humming-birds, vol. 2 (1861) [J. Gould & H.C. Richter]

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Histoire Generale des Voyages (1767) by J V Schley, a collage of colorful rare exotic fish. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

Rambutan. Nephelium lappaceum. Fleurs, fruits et feuillages choisis de l'ille de Java -peints d'après nature par Berthe Hoola van Nooten (1880)

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Purple Mangosteen. Garcinia mangostana. Fleurs, fruits et feuillages choisis de l'ille de Java -peints d'après nature par Berthe Hoola van Nooten (1880)

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Gourka, Garcinia dulcis [as Xanthochymus dulcis] Fleurs, fruits et feuillages choisis de l'ille de Java -peints d'après nature par Berthe Hoola van Nooten (1880)

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Citron. Citrus medica [as Citrus sarcodactylus] Fleurs, fruits et feuillages choisis de l'ille de Java -peints d'après nature par Berthe Hoola van Nooten (1880)

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Custard apple, Bullock’s Heart. Annona reticulata. Fleurs, fruits et feuillages choisis de l'ille de Java -peints d'après nature par Berthe Hoola van Nooten (1880)

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Joseph's Coat, Amaranthus retroflexus. Fleurs, fruits et feuillages choisis de l'ille de Java -peints d'après nature par Berthe Hoola van Nooten (1880)

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Torch Ginger. Etlingera elatior. Fleurs, fruits et feuillages choisis de l'ille de Java -peints d'après nature par Berthe Hoola van Nooten (1880)

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Jack fruit, Chempedak, Nangka. Artocarpus integer [as Artocarpus polyphemus] Fleurs, fruits et feuillages choisis de l'ille de Java -peints d'après nature par Berthe Hoola van Nooten (1880)

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Poinsetta. Euphorbia pulcherrima. Fleurs, fruits et feuillages choisis de l'ille de Java -peints d'après nature par Berthe Hoola van Nooten (1880)

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Cacao, cocoa. Theobroma cacao. Seeds from the cacao or cocoa tree are used to make chocolate! Fleurs, fruits et feuillages choisis de l'ille de Java -peints d'après nature par Berthe Hoola van Nooten (1880)

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Salak, Snake Fruit. Salacca zalacca [as Salacca edulis] Fleurs, fruits et feuillages choisis de l'ille de Java -peints d'après nature par Berthe Hoola van Nooten (1880)

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Perupok, Lepisanthes alata [as Otophora alata] Fleurs, fruits et feuillages choisis de l'ille de Java -peints d'après nature par Berthe Hoola van Nooten (1880)

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Croton, Codiaeum variegatum. Fleurs, fruits et feuillages choisis de l'ille de Java -peints d'après nature par Berthe Hoola van Nooten (1880)

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Tree lettuce. Pisonia umbellifera [as Pisonia alba] Fleurs, fruits et feuillages choisis de l'ille de Java -peints d'après nature par Berthe Hoola van Nooten (1880)

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Peace Lily, Spathiphyllum commutatum [as Spathiphyllopsis minahassae] Fleurs, fruits et feuillages choisis de l'ille de Java -peints d'après nature par Berthe Hoola van Nooten (1880)

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Pummelo, shaddock. Citrus maxima [as Citrus decumana] Fleurs, fruits et feuillages choisis de l'ille de Java -peints d'après nature par Berthe Hoola van Nooten (1880)

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Papaya, fruta bomba. Carica papaya. Illustration by G.D. Ehret (1750).

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Chinese chestnut, Seven Sisters' Fruit. Sterculia monosperma [as Sterculia nobilis] Fleurs, fruits et feuillages choisis de l'ille de Java -peints d'après nature par Berthe Hoola van Nooten (1880)

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Orchid tree, Pride of India, Queen of flowering trees. Amherstia nobilis. Fleurs, fruits et feuillages choisis de l'ille de Java -peints d'après nature par Berthe Hoola van Nooten (1880)

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Royal Poinciana, Flame tree, Gulmohar. Delonix regia [as Poinciana regia] Fleurs, fruits et feuillages choisis de l'ille de Java -peints d'après nature par Berthe Hoola van Nooten (1880)

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Elegant Cattleya orchid

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Prickly custard apple, soursop. Annona muricata. Fleurs, fruits et feuillages choisis de l'ille de Java -peints d'après nature par Berthe Hoola van Nooten (1880)

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The Single-colored Oncidium (Oncidium concolor).

Common Caladium. Caladium bicolor. Fleurs, fruits et feuillages choisis de l'ille de Java -peints d'après nature par Berthe Hoola van Nooten (1880)

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Hindu Datura. Datura metel. Moninckx, J., Moninckx atlas, vol. 1: t. 11 (1682)

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Passion Flower. Passiflora x decaisneana. Large, 4-5 inch flowers followed by orange, edible fruit. These fast growing vines are often confused with P. quadrangularis. Deutsches Magazin für Garten- und Blumenkunde; Stuggart, G. Weise. (1854)

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Vanilla Passion Vine. Passiflora antioquiensis, as Tacsonia vanvolxemii. Illustrierte Garten-Zeitung (1865)

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Cordia subcordata. Known as beach cordia, sea trumpet, and kerosene wood.

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Copper Shield Alocasia (1867)

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Elephant Ears (1863)

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Lapageria rosea - Chilean Bellflower.

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Hibiscus vitifolius. Tropical hibiscus native to India. Gossypin, a flavone isolated from the plant shows great promise in treating a variety of diseases, including some cancers. Botanical Register, vol. 10 (1824) [M. Hart]

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Kohleria x gigantea. Deutsches Magazin für Garten- und Blumenkunde; Stuggart, G. Weise. (1855)

Dendrobium wardianum

Balsam pear, Bitter lemon. Momordica charantia. Vine grown in tropical and subtropical Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its extremely bitter fruit. Texture is crunchy, and watery. Often used in salads. Moninckx atlas, vol. 1: t. 15 (1682)

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Dutchman's pipe. Aristolochia macroura. Vigorous vines covered in maroon flowers, with tails up to 1 m long. Odor attracts insects, sepals form tube that traps them. When stamens mature, insects released coated in pollen. (1831) [J. Lindley]

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Anthurium andegavense. Flore des serres et des jardins de l'Europe v.23 (1880)

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Musk Mallow (Abelmoschus moschatus). Moninckx, J., Moninckx atlas, vol. 4 (1682-1709)

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Frangipani, red jasmine. Plumeria rubra. By G.D. Ehret (1749)

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Bertolonia 'Rodeckiana'

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Thunbergia mysorensis. Lady's slipper vine. Fast-growing vines to 20 feet tall cover pergolas quickly. Flowers hang down, are large, flashy, and slipper-shaped (1893).

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Passiflora laurifolia with caterpillar of Azamora species and fly (Aniscelis foliacea) (1705).

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Rare Antique Tropical Fish Queen Parrot Bright Original Bien Scarce by Henry Baldwin (1899), a beautifully colored exotic fish isolated. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

Vintage Victorian style palm tree engraving.

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