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Hand-coloured botanical plate of white clover with leaves, flower heads, roots, and numbered dissection drawings of flower pa

Les meilleures plantes fourragères - Plate 14

From: Les meilleures plantes fourragères, 1883

Hand-colored plate showing two red-headed brown finches perched on branches, numbered 1 and 2, from an 1832 bird natural hist

Kupfertafeln zur Naturgeschichte der Vögel - Plate 32

From: Kupfertafeln zur Naturgeschichte der Vögel, 1832

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

British butterflies - Plate XIII

From: British butterflies, 1885

Lithograph plate of a 1763 whaling scene: a sailing ship, men working with barrels on shore, and trees beside a cabin.

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

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

Botanical drawing of common hard fern fronds with labels marking barren and fertile fronds, from The ferns of Sidmouth, 1862.

The ferns of Sidmouth - Plate (page 69)

From: The ferns of Sidmouth, 1862

Hand-coloured plate of a red and green black-capped lory perched on a branch, labelled Lorius domicella.

Illustrations of the family of Psittacidœ, or parrots - Plate 37

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

Hand-coloured 1846 plate showing two butterflies with spread wings, one olive green with white spots, one pale blue-grey.

Descriptions and figures of some new lepidopterous insects, chiefly from Nepal - Plate 13

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

Lithographic plate of numbered fossil horse bones including a jaw with teeth, limb bones and vertebrae.

Hitherto unpublished plates of Tertiary Mammalia and Permian Vertebrata - Plate CLI

From: Hitherto unpublished plates of Tertiary Mammalia and Permian Vertebrata, 1915

Hand-coloured engraving of the moss Hypnum sericeum with numbered detail views of stems, leaves and capsules.

Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs - Plate 69

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

Hand-coloured plate of a green-tailed hummingbird perched on a branch beside large red fruits, tail feathers fanned.

A selection of the birds of Brazil and Mexico - Plate 75

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

Hand-coloured plate of yellow butterflies, a caterpillar on a flowering sprig, a chrysalis and a grey moth.

Iconographie et description de chenilles et lépidopteres inédits - Plate 40

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

Engraved plate of a blunt-headed cetacean, grey with hatched linework, tail at top, barnacles on its flank.

The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals - Plate 117

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

Hand-coloured botanical plate of purple Sisyrinchium Douglasii flowers with green leaves and numbered floral diagrams.

Herbier général de l'amateur, deuxiéme série - Plate (page 336)

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

Hand-coloured plate of a grey-headed pigeon with plum-brown wings perched on a branch beside pale green leaves.

Illustrations of Indian ornithology - Plate XLVIII

From: Illustrations of Indian ornithology, 1847

Hand-coloured plate numbered 48 showing two lacewing insects with patterned translucent wings, labelled Chrysopa elegans.

Symbolae ad monographiam generis chrysopae, Leach - Plate 48

Leach From: Symbolae ad monographiam generis chrysopae, 1851

Coloured plate of a spotted hyaena dog standing on sandy ground beside a pale rocky outcrop.

Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes - Plate XLIV

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

Colour plate of a tall red cedar and smaller conifers standing in snow under a pale yellow-green sky.

Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il - Plate (page 349)

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

Coloured plate of a tawny whistling duck with dark wings perched on a tree trunk beside tall grass blades.

Zoologia typica - Plate 68

From: Zoologia typica, 1849

Engraved plate of several longhorn beetles with long antennae and labeled detail views of anatomy, numbered 84.

Arcana entomologica, or, Illustrations of new, rare, and interesting insects - Plate 84

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

Hand-coloured plate of a narwhal with a long tusk and a beluga whale with open mouth, both in side view.

Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populären Naturgeschichte der Säugethiere in ihren sämmt - Plate (page 183)

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

Coloured botanical plate of a sainfoin plant with red flower spikes, leaves, and detailed flower and seed dissections.

Les meilleures plantes fourragères - Plate 15

From: Les meilleures plantes fourragères, 1883

Hand-coloured 1832 plate numbered 35 showing two wading birds, a grey heron on a branch and a brown streaked bird standing.

Kupfertafeln zur Naturgeschichte der Vögel - Plate 35

From: Kupfertafeln zur Naturgeschichte der Vögel, 1832

Coloured plate XV of British butterflies showing numbered skipper butterflies in brown and orange wing patterns.

British butterflies - Plate XV

From: British butterflies, 1885

Lithograph of a whaleboat crew near a whale in rough sea, with several sailing ships in the background.

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

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

Engraved botanical plate of the royal fern Osmunda regalis with fertile and barren fronds and spore cases.

The ferns of Sidmouth - Plate (page 77)

From: The ferns of Sidmouth, 1862

Hand-coloured plate of a green red-fronted parakeet with blue wings perched on a branch.

Illustrations of the family of Psittacidœ, or parrots - Plate 41

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

Black and white plate of a moth with spread wings showing zigzag bands, dots and scalloped hindwing edges.

Descriptions and figures of some new lepidopterous insects, chiefly from Nepal - Plate 15

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

Plate of fossil vertebrate illustrations showing a scaled fish specimen, skull with teeth, and isolated bone fragments.

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

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

Hand-coloured plate of caterpillars on a rose branch with a cocoon, chrysalis and several moths.

Iconographie et description de chenilles et lépidopteres inédits - Plate 44

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

Hand-coloured plate of two lacewing insects, labelled a and b, with veined wings and long antennae, captioned Chrysopa fulvic

Symbolae ad monographiam generis chrysopae, Leach - Plate 53

Leach From: Symbolae ad monographiam generis chrysopae, 1851