Snowflakes: A Chapter from the Book of Nature (1863)

In keeping with this week's Spoonflower "Snowflakes" contest theme, I thought you would enjoy this. The following are pages from an 1863 book, which features facts about snowflakes, beautiful illustrations of crystal snowflake structures, and poetry. Even the drop caps on the chapter openers are amazing. You can view all 146 pages of the book here.