Archive of Scientific Illustrations

HERE is a mind boggling archive of thousands of scientific illustrations of many different styles and historical periods. 

The example below is an illustration of a Halichoeres daedalma from The fishes of Samoa. Washington, Government print off.,1906. The image is from HERE.

 

For further details on the taxonomic status of this species see HERE.

The benefits of tea

The British love their tea. But they don't take it too seriously. Hiroyuki Suzuki does. HERE is his visual book that uses a unique colour coding to describe the benefits of 80 different teas. The combination of benefits creates what the author calls a "Ripple Chart" the more ripple, the more benefits. 

London Blitz Map

This website has mapped the complete census of bombs that landed on London during the Blitz (Oct 1940-June 1941). Users can search for dates and streets to see details of whne bombs landed. 

The image below shows how thoroughly London was bombed.