# natural history vector art

> Published natural history vectors in the MyLaserTools Art Library, including historical illustrations and generated artwork where available. Personal and commercial use is subject to each file's source terms.

- **Open the tag:** https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/tag/natural-history
- **Collection listings:** 2,807
- **Across:** 26 collections
- **Licence:** personal and commercial use subject to each file's source terms, https://www.mylasertools.com/licensing

Personal use, commercial physical products and digital resale or redistribution are permitted on every account tier under each file's applicable licence. MyLaserTools grants only rights it controls. Public-domain originals retain their independent rights; preserve the copyright and licence notices required by MIT and other source licences. Sparks pay for file preparation, hosting and access, not exclusive ownership of historical originals. Browsing is open to everyone. Generated collections download with a free account; a paid artwork unlock costs 2 sparks, or the published library is included while Supporter or Pro access is active. Artwork unlocked with sparks can be downloaded again without another charge while it remains published. Membership-only downloads do not become permanent spark unlocks.

## Collections holding this subject

- [Medieval](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval.md): Dragons, castles, knights and manuscript borders from medieval and heraldic sources.
- [Botanical](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical.md): Flowers, ferns, leaves and wreaths traced from nineteenth-century botanical plates.
- [Celestial](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/celestial.md): Moon phases, constellations, zodiac figures and star charts from historical atlases.
- [Nautical](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical.md): Anchors, compass roses, whales, rigging and knots from maritime sources.
- [Anatomical](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/anatomical.md): Skulls, hearts, hands and skeletal studies from historical anatomical atlases.
- [Creatures](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/creatures.md): Beasts, sea monsters, shells and insects from early natural history engravings.
- [Figures](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/figures.md): Silhouettes, costume plates, dancers and portrait studies of the human figure.
- [Archaeology](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/archaeology.md): Greek vases, carved reliefs, ruins and excavated artifacts from archaeological reports.
- [Dark Academia](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/dark-academia.md): Anatomy, moths, lettering and architecture drawn together into one studious, shadowed look.
- [Cottagecore](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/cottagecore.md): Wildflowers, songbirds, herbs and folk borders for a soft, rural, hand-made feel.
- [Gothic](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/gothic.md): Tracery, crosses, ravens, skulls and pointed arches for high-contrast gothic work.
- [Art Nouveau](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/art-nouveau.md): Whiplash florals, monogram panels and sinuous borders in the Art Nouveau manner.
- [Whimsigoth](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/whimsigoth.md): Moons, stars, zodiac symbols, serpents and open hands for a mystical, witchy mood.
- [Chinoiserie](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/chinoiserie.md): Peonies, cranes, pagodas and fretwork in the European chinoiserie decorative style.
- [Transport](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/transport.md): Carriages, spoked wheels, ships, locomotives and bicycles from trade catalogues and engineering plates.
- [Architecture](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/architecture.md): Gothic windows, tracery, carved panels, columns and arches measured from real buildings.
- [Memento Mori](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/death.md): Skulls, skeletons, hourglasses and tomb carving from the memento mori tradition.
- [Borders & Frames](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/borders.md): Borders, frames, corner pieces and cartouches to run around a sign, tag or panel.
- [Patterns & Ornaments](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/ornaments.md): Rosettes, knots, frets, scrolls and repeat patterns that stand on their own, from pattern books and needlework manuals.
- [Heraldry](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/heraldry.md): Crests, shields, coats of arms, badges and crowns from heraldic handbooks.
- [Insects](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/insects.md): Butterflies, moths, beetles, dragonflies and bees from hand-engraved entomology plates.
- [Fungi](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/fungi.md): Mushrooms, toadstools, bracket fungi and lichens from mycological iconographies.
- [Birds](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/birds.md): Songbirds, owls and waterfowl, with the eggs, nests and feathers that go with them.
- [Tools & Instruments](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/tools.md): Compasses, calipers, theodolites, lancets and lathe work, engraved when an instrument was drawn as carefully as a portrait.
- [Occult](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/occult.md): Sigils, seals and pentacles, alchemical emblems, zodiac figures and the reading of hands, engraved when magic was printed as carefully as botany.
- [Objects & Furniture](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/objects.md): Chairs, clocks, keys, lamps and teapots, drawn from the pattern books cabinet-makers and silversmiths worked from, where every object is a clean measured elevation.

## Pieces tagged natural history

- [Bow and arrows - A General History of Quadrupeds - 1800](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/medieval/bow-and-arrows-a-general-history-of-quadrupeds-1800-1q8z5g5)
- [Leafy sprig - Icones Animalium - 1560](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/leafy-sprig-icones-animalium-1560-wwqrjg)
- [Branch with drooping leaflets - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/branch-with-drooping-leaflets-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-nq8x3u)
- [Leafy shoot - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/leafy-shoot-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-47u6ks)
- [Seedlings in soil - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/seedlings-in-soil-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-7fklrs)
- [Leafy flower cluster - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/leafy-flower-cluster-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-m3cbe4)
- [Thorned branch 01 - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/thorned-branch-01-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-wgbiqo)
- [Bipinnate leaf spray - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/bipinnate-leaf-spray-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-epmmo1)
- [Seed leaves - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/seed-leaves-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-1nk8jqo)
- [Broad seed leaf - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/broad-seed-leaf-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-1hdiz3t)
- [Grass spikelet - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/grass-spikelet-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-14099kk)
- [Whorled leaf shoot - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/whorled-leaf-shoot-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-lk4bd5)
- [Frond with spore cases - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/frond-with-spore-cases-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-4dehta)
- [Seedling with two leaves - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/seedling-with-two-leaves-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-1k5dkv9)
- [Seedling shoot - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/seedling-shoot-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-ko7wka)
- [Bulb with roots - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/bulb-with-roots-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-sy3aha)
- [Umbel flower head - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/umbel-flower-head-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-95pew1)
- [Arching flower stem - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/arching-flower-stem-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-pgb0oz)
- [Flowering stem with a coiled tendril - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/flowering-stem-with-a-coiled-tendril-plant-studies-an-elementary-1i8y1h8)
- [Dandelion heads - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/dandelion-heads-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-lnbg5k)
- [Round leaves on a stem - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/round-leaves-on-a-stem-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-402vor)
- [Winged maple seeds - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/winged-maple-seeds-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-1t9cv8h)
- [Seed pod on a winged stalk - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/seed-pod-on-a-winged-stalk-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-19-1kl5paj)
- [Split pods with seeds - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/split-pods-with-seeds-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-o6c39l)
- [Pod with loose seeds - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/pod-with-loose-seeds-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-9trmrh)
- [Split pod with seeds - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/split-pod-with-seeds-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-1d9cfi8)
- [Trumpet flower - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/trumpet-flower-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-1prdli8)
- [Rush tuft - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/rush-tuft-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-s76qio)
- [Toothed trap leaf - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/toothed-trap-leaf-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-gxifbi)
- [Burred flower stem - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/burred-flower-stem-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-1e8eerv)
- [Shaggy flower head - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/shaggy-flower-head-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-1aj2ot8)
- [Flower cluster on a hairy stem - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/flower-cluster-on-a-hairy-stem-plant-studies-an-elementary-botan-csonte)
- [Spiny seed pod - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/spiny-seed-pod-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-1pn8g3i)
- [Clover head - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/clover-head-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-wlb9y2)
- [Iris flower - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/iris-flower-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-1o7mufs)
- [Long-spurred flower - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/long-spurred-flower-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-p3vqze)
- [Flower with spreading stamens - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/flower-with-spreading-stamens-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1auk8yh)
- [Flower with long stamens - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/flower-with-long-stamens-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-qee8y9)
- [Nodding flower - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/nodding-flower-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-hr3d4w)
- [Four-petal flower - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/four-petal-flower-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-uu5q6u)
- [Toothed leaf shoot - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/toothed-leaf-shoot-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-dz8ggx)
- [Flower spike 01 - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/flower-spike-01-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-97cqf3)
- [Flower spike 02 - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/flower-spike-02-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-1evmymd)
- [Grass flower spike - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/grass-flower-spike-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-dw5ljq)
- [Branching stem with pods - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/branching-stem-with-pods-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-rlx5x)
- [Budding stem - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/budding-stem-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-1hw9zwl)
- [Thorned stem - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/thorned-stem-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-15o0pui)
- [Slender flowering stem - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/slender-flowering-stem-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-yfzykh)
- [Branching alga 01 - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/branching-alga-01-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-1t0p2x8)
- [Flower head in section - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/flower-head-in-section-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-k6oqjo)
- [Berried shoot - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/berried-shoot-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-11op780)
- [Rooted seedling - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/rooted-seedling-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-140t1ok)
- [Moss spore capsules 01 - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/moss-spore-capsules-01-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-qrvsjf)
- [Moss spore capsules 02 - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/moss-spore-capsules-02-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-y8n7en)
- [Coiled frond - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/coiled-frond-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-dd0fmk)
- [Maidenhair fern leaflets - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/maidenhair-fern-leaflets-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-3qgmlk)
- [Catkin spike - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/catkin-spike-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-y8btgv)
- [Leafy flower spike - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/leafy-flower-spike-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-esmii9)
- [Berried conifer shoot - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/berried-conifer-shoot-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-zw45ut)
- [Palmate leaf silhouette - Plant Studies: An Elementary Botany - 1900](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/palmate-leaf-silhouette-plant-studies-an-elementary-botany-1900-18vcdxh)

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