Published between 1802 and 1817, British Mineralogy and Exotic Mineralogy comprise 718 illustrations by James Sowerby in an effort to illustrate the topographical mineralogy of Great Britain and minerals not then known to it. Sowerby’s plates are some of the finest examples of hand-drawn mineral illustrations ever created. The detail and care with which these illustrations were created is incredible and worthy of close examination.
Most of Sowerby’s 718 illustrations contained multiple drawings, totaling 2,242 individual images which were arranged by color into a large interactive collage and poster celebrating Sowerby’s work.
Press
- RWD Weekly #421, Jul 31, 2020, Responsive Web Design
- Illustrated color catalog of minerals, Aug 3, 2020, FlowingData
- 8.4.2020, Aug 4, 2020, 1440
- The Mega Map of Minerals, Aug 4, 2020, Maps Mania
- Smashing Newsletter: Issue #260, Aug 4, 2020, Smashing Magazine
- Lovely Interactive Display of Early 19th-Century Hand-Drawn Illustrations of Minerals, Aug 12, 2020, Kottke
- Explore an Interactive, Online Version of the Beautifully Illustrated, 200-Year-Old British & Exotic Mineralogy, Aug 13, 2020, Open Culture
- An Incredible Interactive Color Sorted Display of British & Exotic Mineralogy Illustrations (1802–1817), Aug 13, 2020, Laughing Squid
- An Interactive Display Color-Codes Hundreds of Historical Mineral Illustrations, Aug 14, 2020, Colossal
- Colorful Interactive Display of Early 19th-Century Mineral Illustrations, Aug 17, 2020, My Modern Met
- 19 世紀「礦物圖鑑」開放線上閱覽！互動式網頁設計，還原 718 幅手繪礦物插圖原始色調 (English translation), Aug 17, 2020, Shopping Design
- Explora mais de 700 minerais nesta ilustração interativa com desenhos do séc. XIX (English translation), Aug 19, 2020, Shifter
- Vintage UK illustrations of rocks and minerals repurposed as a cool poster and interactive site, Aug 19, 2020, Boing Boing
- nicholas rougeux's display color-codes 19th century mineral illustrations, Aug 24, 2020, designboom magazine
- Un magnifique site interactif regroupant plus de 700 illustrations de minéraux du XIXe siècle (English translation), Sep 9, 2020, Futura
- 7 volumi di tavole mineralogiche dell’800 diventano un sito interattivo e un poster (English translation), Sep 14, 2020, Frizzifrizzi
- Tutti i minerali del mondo illustrati e raccolti in un unico archivio digitale (English translation), Sep 29, 2020, Sky Arte
- [Podcast] The essence of Data Art and Data Visualisation (French, Dutch), Oct 9, 2020, IntoTheMinds
- Best of the visualisation web... July 2020, Oct 23, 2020, Visualising Data
- Mineralogy, le projet data artistique fou de C82 (English translation), Nov 3, 2020, Webdesigner Trends
- Интерактивная минералогия: как старинные рисунки камней стали цифровым проектом (English translation), Nov 30, 2020, Системный Блок{ъ}
- Falling In Love With The Web: Inspiring Websites And Tools, Feb 16, 2022, Smashing Magazine
