amnhnyc:In his major encyclopedia of nature, Allgemeine Naturgeschichte für alle Stände (A general n
amnhnyc:In his major encyclopedia of nature, Allgemeine Naturgeschichte für alle Stände (A general natural history for everyone), German naturalist Lorenz Oken (1779-1851) grouped animals based not on science, but philosophy. Nevertheless, his encyclopedia proved to be a popular and enduring work. Here Oken is illustrating variation in egg color and markings found among water birds. Find this print in the exhibition Natural Histories: 400 Years of Scientific Illustration from the Museum’s Library, now on view! -- source link