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Hand-coloured plate of two fennec foxes with large ears, one standing on rock and one peeking from a crevice.

Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes - Plate XXXVI

From: Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes, 1890

Painted plate of a hickory or shagbark tree with a full green canopy standing in an open grassy field under a pale sky.

Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il - Plate (page 274)

From: Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il, 1911

Hand-coloured plate of a dark parrot with blue wings and red tail perched on a branch among leaves and flowers.

Zoologia typica - Plate 56

From: Zoologia typica, 1849

Black and white plate of several swallowtail butterflies with banded wings resting on a leafy plant stem with flower buds.

Arcana entomologica, or, Illustrations of new, rare, and interesting insects - Plate 68

From: Arcana entomologica, or, Illustrations of new, rare, and interesting insects, 1841

Hand-coloured plate of numbered Cypraea cowrie shells, one large banded shell at centre with smaller specimens around it.

The conchological illustrations or, Coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent - Plate (page 349)

From: The conchological illustrations or, Coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent, 1832

Coloured plate of a goral antelope and a chamois standing on rocks, from an 1860 mammal atlas.

Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populären Naturgeschichte der Säugethiere in ihren sämmt - Plate (page 151)

From: Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populären Naturgeschichte der Säugethiere in ihren sämmt, 1860

Coloured botanical plate of red clover with pink flower heads and numbered dissections of flower parts and seeds.

Les meilleures plantes fourragères - Plate 12

From: Les meilleures plantes fourragères, 1883

Hand-colored 1832 plate of three kingfisher birds perched on branches, numbered 1, 2 and 3, labeled plate 29.

Kupfertafeln zur Naturgeschichte der Vögel - Plate 29

From: Kupfertafeln zur Naturgeschichte der Vögel, 1832

Coloured plate of numbered British butterflies, showing upper and under wing views in brown, orange and blue tones.

British butterflies - Plate XII

From: British butterflies, 1885

Pen-and-ink plate showing two freshwater mussel shells, numbered 1 and 2, with concentric growth lines and hinge detail.

The Unionidae of Kansas - Plate LXVI

From: The Unionidae of Kansas, 1902

Plate XIX: three marine mammal drawings, Baird's dolphin and striped porpoise in side and underside views, and a right whale

The marine mammals of the north-western coast of North America - Plate XIX

From: The marine mammals of the north-western coast of North America, 1874

Four dark printed illustrations of forked fern fronds of Scolopendrium vulgare with caption below, from an 1862 plate.

The ferns of Sidmouth - Plate (page 65)

From: The ferns of Sidmouth, 1862

Hand-coloured plate of a blue-headed, orange-collared green lorikeet perched on a branch with sketched leaves.

Illustrations of the family of Psittacidœ, or parrots - Plate 34

or parrots From: Illustrations of the family of Psittacidœ, 1832

Hand-coloured plate showing two black butterflies, a green caterpillar on a twig, and a yellow and brown moth.

Descriptions and figures of some new lepidopterous insects, chiefly from Nepal - Plate 12

chiefly from Nepal From: Descriptions and figures of some new lepidopterous insects, 1846

Engraved plate of three fish: a spotted pike, a long-beaked garfish and a smaller fish, numbered 1 to 3.

Atlas des poissons - Plate 136

From: Atlas des poissons, 1800

Sepia lithograph of a fossil Hippotherium skull in three views with a detail of molar teeth.

Hitherto unpublished plates of Tertiary Mammalia and Permian Vertebrata - Plate CXLV

From: Hitherto unpublished plates of Tertiary Mammalia and Permian Vertebrata, 1915

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Arum maculatum showing spotted leaves, a spathe, red berries, roots and numbered detail stud

Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs - Plate 63

From: Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs, 1777

Hand-coloured plate of a sooty flycatcher with dark plumage and white underside perched on a pale branch.

A selection of the birds of Brazil and Mexico - Plate 69

From: A selection of the birds of Brazil and Mexico, 1841

Natural history plate with green and tan moths, striped caterpillars, chrysalides and plant sprigs, numbered for identificati

Iconographie et description de chenilles et lépidopteres inédits - Plate 36

From: Iconographie et description de chenilles et lépidopteres inédits, 1859

Hand-coloured 1832 plate of three Cypraea cowrie shells, one large and two smaller, numbered 175 and 176.

The conchological illustrations or, Coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent - Plate (page 381)

From: The conchological illustrations or, Coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent, 1832

Hand-coloured engraving of a brown hog standing upright and feeding on green foliage, from an 1811 natural history book.

The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals - Plate 113

and cetaceous animals From: The natural history of quadrupeds, 1811

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Gloxinia pallidiflora with white flowers and large dark green leaves.

Herbier général de l'amateur, deuxiéme série - Plate (page 310)

deuxiéme série From: Herbier général de l'amateur, 1847

Hand-coloured plate showing a small brown insect above and a green lacewing with veined wings below, labelled Chrysopa nigric

Symbolae ad monographiam generis chrysopae, Leach - Plate 43

Leach From: Symbolae ad monographiam generis chrysopae, 1851

Engraved plate of three fish labeled La Gibèle, La Brème and La Tanche, with detailed scales and fins.

Atlas des poissons - Plate 149

From: Atlas des poissons, 1800

Coloured plate of a reddish-tan southern dhole walking past fern fronds, with a black-tipped tail and erect ears.

Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes - Plate XL

From: Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes, 1890

Watercolor illustration of a tall red spruce on a rocky slope with other conifers behind it under a pale sky.

Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il - Plate (page 331)

From: Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il, 1911

Hand-coloured plate of a spotted guineafowl with red and blue head perched on a tree trunk, labelled Numida Rendalli.

Zoologia typica - Plate 62

From: Zoologia typica, 1849

Engraved plate of numbered wasp-like insects with a leafy plant sprig and magnified insect anatomy details.

Arcana entomologica, or, Illustrations of new, rare, and interesting insects - Plate 76

From: Arcana entomologica, or, Illustrations of new, rare, and interesting insects, 1841

Coloured plate of five Conus cone shells with brown, cream and orange patterns, numbered 103 to 106, from an 1832 conchology

The conchological illustrations or, Coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent - Plate (page 425)

From: The conchological illustrations or, Coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent, 1832

Two hand-coloured sheep plates: a horned ram above and a ewe below, standing on grass with a wooden fence behind.

Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populären Naturgeschichte der Säugethiere in ihren sämmt - Plate (page 167)

From: Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populären Naturgeschichte der Säugethiere in ihren sämmt, 1860