Scotia illustrata sive Prodromus historiæ naturalis in quo regionis natura, incolarum ingenia & mores, morbi iisque medendi methodus, & medicina indigena accurratè explicantur ...
Scotia illustrata is a 1684 natural history and medical survey of Scotland, written by Sir Robert Sibbald and printed in Edinburgh for its author. Its plates show birds, bird eggs, a sailing ship and a portrait medallion, engraved in simple outline on plain pages. A designer might borrow the crisp, numbered plate layout and the naturalist's specimen-style bird drawings as a reference for vintage field-guide pages.
