Antique Prints of Bees and Honey

(Api, Abeilles, Bienen)

Enjoy these historical prints of of apiarian science. The prints are in good condition unless otherwise noted.

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Swarm of Bees and Apparatus for Weighing.

Wood engraving ca 1880. Reverse side is printed.

9.5 x 7 cm ( 3.7 x 2.7 ")

$ 45.00

Order Nr. BEES234890


Kragenbaer (getting in bee's nest for honey!)

Wood engraving by Karl Gust. Talvomargt after Kretchman ca 1880.

20 x 15 cm ( 7.8 x 5.9 ")

$ 45.00

Order Nr. BEAR235152


No Title

Defending a town against aggressors by throwing hives of bees.

Copper engraving from a Dutch source ca 1680.

Light browning.

10.7 x 13.4 cm ( 4.2 x 5.2 ")

$ 120.00

Order Nr. BEES234888


Hive Bees and Humble Bees

Wood engraving ca 1890. Reverse side is printed.

18.8 x 12.3 cm ( 7.4 x 4.8 ")

$ 55.00

Order Nr. BEES234889


No Title

From above left: Part of comb, Male Bee, Section of Cell, Part of the swarm, Female Bee, Neuter Bee.
Wood engraving ca 1845. Reverse side is printed. Small spot in image.

Page size: 22.2 x 14 cm ( 8.7 x 5.5 ")

$ 55.00

Order Nr. BEE9058


“Dr. Syntax and the Bees".

Aquatint by Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827). Original very fine hand coloring. From his book “Dr. Syntax in Search of the Picturesque". London, 1812.

Clean. Some pleasant general age toning.

12.2 x 19.7 cm (4.8 x 7.8")

$ 220.00

Order Nr. BEEHONEY9054 SOLD


"Beatissime Pater..." Dedication to Pope Clemens XI.

Copper etching by Dominicus de Rubeis. Frontispiece for: “Stylobates Columnae Antoninae nuper e ruderibus Campi Martii jussu SS. D.N. Clementis XI efossus in tres tabulas distributus". By Francesco Aquila. Rome, 1708.

Clemens XI had three beehives in his coat of arms which are shown in the lower part of his coat of arms above.

24.5 x 35 cm (9.6 x 13.8")

$ 140.00

Order Nr. BEES234902


Oeconomie Rustique,
Mouches a Miel

Copper etching published in the Ecyclopedia de Diderot / d'Alembert. Paris,ca 1770.

33 x 20.5 cm ( 12.9 x 8 ")

$ 120.00

Order Nr. BEE234892SOLD


Bear and Bees

Wood engraving ca 1875. Reverse side is printed.

10.3 x 14.3 cm ( 4 x 5.6 ")

$ 45.00

Order Nr. BEE234891


Dzierzonischer Zwillingstock

Wood engraving ca 1870. Image is surrounded by text about bee keeping. Text continues on reverse side.

9.2 x 7.4 cm ( 3.6 x 2.9 ")

$ 40.00

Order Nr. BEE9057


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