During the years 2007-2011 the author has published a series of articles in the Journal of the Bromeliad Society, a bimontly publication of the Bromeliad Society International. In those articles illustrations of bromeliads (mostly colored plates) were treated that have been published in magazines and books from predominantly the 19th century. This information is based on the articles and often references are made to the BSI Journal. Introduction Great Britain Germany Netherlands, Czechia, Sweden Belgium Austria France Spain, the Americas