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6,941 works

Hand-colored plate of nine numbered scallop and bivalve shells in orange, red, yellow and white, from an 1778 British conchol

Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, The British conchology - Plate X

Unknown artist, 1778

Black and white lithograph plate of a spotted hyena above and a striped hyena below, with German, Latin and French labels.

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere - Plate 80

Unknown artist, 1824

Red chalk drawing of a muscular seated male nude with raised arm on a carved pedestal, with a faint second figure at left.

A Seated Nude

Six numbered illustrations of speckled killdeer plover eggs in two columns, with a caption naming the species.

Eggs of British birds - Plate 30

Unknown artist, 1895

Hand-colored plate of four winged insects with long legs and antennae, plus magnified anatomical details of antennae and mout

Illustrations of British entomology - Plate 44

Unknown artist, 1828

Lithograph plate of three freshwater bivalve shells from Lake Tanganyika, showing two views of oval shells and one narrow pro

Iconographie malacologique des animaux mollusques fluviatiles du Lac Tanganika - Plate XXII

Unknown artist, 1888

Engraved anatomical plate showing whale skeleton, skulls, vertebrae, ribs and flipper bones, numbered for reference.

Ostéographie des cétacés vivants et fossiles - Plate XLI

Unknown artist, 1880

Engraved botanical plate of Leucodon brachypus moss, with numbered figures of stems, leaves, capsules and magnified details.

Icones muscorum - Plate 70

Unknown artist, 1864

Hand-coloured plate of a young cuckoo perched above a white wagtail holding a worm on a mossy branch.

A natural history of British birds - Plate (page 31)

Unknown artist, 1775

Hand-coloured plate of eighteen numbered moths in pink, yellow, brown and cream, titled Noctuidae, Plate 65.

Noctuelles et géomètres d'Europe - Plate 65

Unknown artist, 1909

Colored plate of two bivalve seashells, Cardium oblongum and Chama gryphoides, from an 1897 French shell atlas.

Atlas de poche des coquilles des côtes de France Manche, océan, Méditerranée communes, pit - Plate 46

Unknown artist, 1897

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate (page 174)

Unknown artist, 1824

Hand-coloured plate of a treecreeper on a mossy branch with a speckled egg in the lower right corner.

Illustrations of British birds - Plate 53

Unknown artist, 1837

Hand-coloured 1776 plate of eight numbered horseflies with a wing diagram above, from An Exposition of English Insects.

An exposition of English insects - Plate VII

Unknown artist, 1776

Hand-coloured plate VII showing numbered British land and freshwater snail shells in varied spiral forms and colours.

A descriptive manual of British land and fresh water shells, containing descriptions and f - Plate VII

Unknown artist, 1858

Two coloured plates of antlers, numbered 1 and 2, showing branching tines on a cream background.

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen - Plate CCXLVI

Unknown artist, 1774

Engraved botanical plate XXII with numbered dissections of flowers and floral parts for four plant genera.

Florae Peruvianae et Chilensis prodromus, sive, Novorum generum plantarum Peruvianarum et - Plate XXII

Unknown artist, 1797

Hand-coloured engraving of a male and female Virginian partridge standing in grassy landscapes with plants.

Illustrations of the game birds of North America - Plate (page 31)

Unknown artist, 1835

Engraved plate of beetles, with a large central scarab beetle and smaller detail figures of beetle heads and parts.

Johann Euseb Voets Beschreibungen und Abbildungen hartschaaligter Insecten Coleoptera Linn - Plate IX

Unknown artist, 1785

Hand-coloured engraved plate of numbered bivalve seashells in exterior and interior views, 1778 natural history book.

Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, The British conchology - Plate XI

Unknown artist, 1778

Lithograph of a left fore-foot skeleton of an extinct sloth, Mylodon robustus, showing long claws and lettered bones.

Description of the skeleton of an extinct gigantic Sloth, Mylodon robustus, Owen, with obs - Plate XVI

Unknown artist, 1842

Illustrated plate of a single speckled brown and buff egg centered on cream paper, captioned Bonaparte's sandpiper.

Eggs of British birds - Plate 34

Unknown artist, 1895

Red chalk drawing of a muscular male nude seen from behind, one arm raised, standing on a stone block.

A Male Nude Seen from Behind

Unknown artist, c.1760

Hand-colored plate of six weevil beetles in dorsal view, labeled with Latin names and localities, from an 1852 natural histor

The natural history of beetles - Plate 21

Unknown artist, 1852

Lithograph plate of three bivalve shells labeled Burtonia Moineti, subtriangularis and elongata, with concentric growth lines

Iconographie malacologique des animaux mollusques fluviatiles du Lac Tanganika - Plate XXV

Unknown artist, 1888

Black and white lithograph of a lion climbing against a rock ledge, with German and French captions on the page.

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere - Plate 81

Unknown artist, 1824

Engraved botanical plate of agave flower anatomy showing opening stages, stamens, pistil, and magnified seed details.

New illustration of the sexual system of Carolus von Linnaeus - Plate LXXVI

Unknown artist, 1807

Hand-coloured engraving of a jay with spread wings perched on a mossy branch, labelled The Jay.

A natural history of British birds - Plate (page 35)

Unknown artist, 1775

Hand-coloured plate 45 showing four flying insects with patterned wings and long legs, plus a small detached specimen part.

Illustrations of British entomology - Plate 45

Unknown artist, 1828

Colored plate of seven bivalve shells numbered 172 to 177, with scientific names listed in a caption below.

Atlas de poche des coquilles des côtes de France Manche, océan, Méditerranée communes, pit - Plate 52

Unknown artist, 1897

Engraved plate of orca skeleton bones: spine, ribs, skull, flipper bones and vertebrae, numbered for reference.

Ostéographie des cétacés vivants et fossiles - Plate XLVI

Unknown artist, 1880

Engraved botanical plate 80 showing numbered moss specimens, spore capsules, and leaf and stem details.

Icones muscorum - Plate 80

Unknown artist, 1864