Micrographia: or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses
Micrographia is a 1665 natural history book by Robert Hooke, printed in London by J. Martyn and J. Allestry, presenting his observations of tiny bodies made with magnifying glasses for a learned audience of natural philosophers. Its engraved plates show microscopic views of insect bristles, thorns, sponge-like tissue, and fibres, drawn as large circular fields with labelled figures. A designer might take from them the dense hatching, radiating textures, and cellular grid patterns that suggest magnified surfaces.
