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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

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere, 1824

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

Eggs of British birds - Plate 30

From: Eggs of British birds, 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

From: Illustrations of British entomology, 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

From: Iconographie malacologique des animaux mollusques fluviatiles du Lac Tanganika, 1888

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

Ostéographie des cétacés vivants et fossiles - Plate XLI

From: Ostéographie des cétacés vivants et fossiles, 1880

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

Icones muscorum - Plate 70

From: Icones muscorum, 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)

From: A natural history of British birds, 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

From: Noctuelles et géomètres d'Europe, 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

From: Atlas de poche des coquilles des côtes de France Manche, océan, Méditerranée communes, pit, 1897

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate (page 174)

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 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

From: Illustrations of British birds, 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

From: An exposition of English insects, 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

containing descriptions and f From: A descriptive manual of British land and fresh water shells, 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

mit Beschreibungen From: Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, 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

From: Florae Peruvianae et Chilensis prodromus, sive, Novorum generum plantarum Peruvianarum et, 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)

From: Illustrations of the game birds of North America, 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

From: Johann Euseb Voets Beschreibungen und Abbildungen hartschaaligter Insecten Coleoptera Linn, 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

From: Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, The British conchology, 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

From: Description of the skeleton of an extinct gigantic Sloth, Mylodon robustus, Owen, with obs, 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

From: Eggs of British birds, 1895

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

From: The natural history of beetles, 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

From: Iconographie malacologique des animaux mollusques fluviatiles du Lac Tanganika, 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

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere, 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

From: New illustration of the sexual system of Carolus von Linnaeus, 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)

From: A natural history of British birds, 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

From: Illustrations of British entomology, 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

From: Atlas de poche des coquilles des côtes de France Manche, océan, Méditerranée communes, pit, 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

From: Ostéographie des cétacés vivants et fossiles, 1880

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

Icones muscorum - Plate 80

From: Icones muscorum, 1864

Hand-coloured plate of a male and female turtle dove perched on a branch, with an egg drawn at lower right.

Illustrations of British birds - Plate 61

From: Illustrations of British birds, 1837

Colored plate of eighteen numbered moths in brown, yellow and orange tones, titled Noctuidae, Plate 69.

Noctuelles et géomètres d'Europe - Plate 69

From: Noctuelles et géomètres d'Europe, 1909

Hand-coloured engraving of numbered bivalve shells in rows, some showing interiors, from an 1778 British conchology plate.

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

From: Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, The British conchology, 1778

Hand-colored plate of a brown antelope with curved horns standing on grass beside a rock, rotated on the page.

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate (page 192)

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Hand-colored engraving of a crested quail standing on open ground above a pair of quail on rocks.

Illustrations of the game birds of North America - Plate (page 33)

From: Illustrations of the game birds of North America, 1835

Hand-coloured plate of eight numbered moth species with Latin captions, from an 1776 English insect exposition.

An exposition of English insects - Plate VIII

From: An exposition of English insects, 1776

Lithograph plate showing six views of freshwater mussel shells from Lake Tanganyika, numbered 1 to 6.

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

From: Iconographie malacologique des animaux mollusques fluviatiles du Lac Tanganika, 1888

Hand-colored 1774 engraving of a young deer with budding antlers standing in a grassy landscape with shrubs and rocks.

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

mit Beschreibungen From: Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, 1774

Engraved botanical plate XXIX showing numbered flower and seed parts of five plant genera in horizontal rows.

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

From: Florae Peruvianae et Chilensis prodromus, sive, Novorum generum plantarum Peruvianarum et, 1797

Plate of four numbered bird eggs with brown speckles and blotches on pale green-grey shells, on cream paper.

Eggs of British birds - Plate 39

From: Eggs of British birds, 1895

Engraved insect plate showing a large scarab beetle with smaller numbered beetle, pupa and egg figures.

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

From: Johann Euseb Voets Beschreibungen und Abbildungen hartschaaligter Insecten Coleoptera Linn, 1785

Colour plate of two bivalve shells, Mya arenaria (191) and Mya truncata (192), with growth lines and hinge visible.

Atlas de poche des coquilles des côtes de France Manche, océan, Méditerranée communes, pit - Plate 58

From: Atlas de poche des coquilles des côtes de France Manche, océan, Méditerranée communes, pit, 1897

Lithograph of a large femur and a smaller patella bone, labeled Plate XVIII, drawn at six inches to a foot scale.

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

From: Description of the skeleton of an extinct gigantic Sloth, Mylodon robustus, Owen, with obs, 1842

Colour plate of Piper mestoni showing hanging red spike-like fruits among large green and yellowish leaves on jointed stems.

Comprehensive catalogue of Queensland plants - Plate XII

From: Comprehensive catalogue of Queensland plants, 1909

Hand-coloured plate of a wood pigeon with grey plumage and pink feet perched on a mossy branch.

A natural history of British birds - Plate (page 39)

From: A natural history of British birds, 1775

Hand-coloured plate of two beetles with long antennae, labelled Prionus corticinus and Lophonocerus barbicornis, from 1852.

The natural history of beetles - Plate 24

From: The natural history of beetles, 1852

Hand-coloured engraved plate of seven bivalve seashells in exterior and interior views, numbered 1 to 7.

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

From: Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, The British conchology, 1778

Lithograph of a female Barbary lion standing on a rock, tail raised, with German and French captions in the margin.

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere - Plate 82

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere, 1824

Engraved botanical plate of a dog rose branch with flowers, leaves, ripe hips and small anatomical dissection studies.

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

From: New illustration of the sexual system of Carolus von Linnaeus, 1807

Illustrations of British birds - Plate 69

From: Illustrations of British birds, 1837

Hand-colored plate 46 showing four flies with spread wings in red, yellow and black, from an 1828 British entomology book.

Illustrations of British entomology - Plate 46

From: Illustrations of British entomology, 1828

Lithograph plate of three freshwater mussel shells, two of Cameronia Coulboisi and one of Cameronia Landeaui, from an 1888 st

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

From: Iconographie malacologique des animaux mollusques fluviatiles du Lac Tanganika, 1888

Lithograph plate showing several views of globicephalus whale skulls with tooth detail sketches, numbered and labelled.

Ostéographie des cétacés vivants et fossiles - Plate LII

From: Ostéographie des cétacés vivants et fossiles, 1880

Engraved botanical plate of moss with numbered detail studies of leaves, capsules and cell structures.

Icones muscorum - Plate 91

From: Icones muscorum, 1864

Hand-coloured engraving of two crested game birds, one standing on rocky ground and one below among grasses and rocks.

Illustrations of the game birds of North America - Plate (page 35)

From: Illustrations of the game birds of North America, 1835

Hand-coloured plate PL. 73 showing eighteen numbered moths of the Noctuidae family in brown, ochre and cream tones.

Noctuelles et géomètres d'Europe - Plate 73

From: Noctuelles et géomètres d'Europe, 1909

Plate 64 showing illustrated bivalve seashells in tan and cream tones with labelled scientific names.

Atlas de poche des coquilles des côtes de France Manche, océan, Méditerranée communes, pit - Plate 64

From: Atlas de poche des coquilles des côtes de France Manche, océan, Méditerranée communes, pit, 1897

Hand-colored plate of a brown antelope with curved horns standing on a grey rock ledge beside green shrubs.

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate (page 208)

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Chromolithograph of Miltonia moreliana orchids with dark maroon and pink blooms above long green leaves on moss.

Reichenbachia - Plate 83

From: Reichenbachia, 1892

Six numbered speckled bird eggs in two rows on a cream background, labelled Grey Plover, from an 1895 plate.

Eggs of British birds - Plate 43

From: Eggs of British birds, 1895

Hand-coloured plate of eleven numbered flies with a wing diagram above, from a 1776 English insect exposition.

An exposition of English insects - Plate IX

From: An exposition of English insects, 1776

Hand-coloured engraved plate showing numbered shells of bivalves and a spiral snail, from an 1778 British conchology book.

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

From: Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, The British conchology, 1778

Hand-colored engraving of an oryx antelope standing on a grassy rock ledge with a pyramid in the distance.

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

mit Beschreibungen From: Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, 1774

Engraved botanical plate XXXII showing numbered flower dissections and fruits of Martinezia, Iriartea, Morenia and Sanchezia.

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

From: Florae Peruvianae et Chilensis prodromus, sive, Novorum generum plantarum Peruvianarum et, 1797

Hand-coloured engraving of a bittern bending over shallow marsh water to catch a fish, with reeds and hills behind.

A natural history of British birds - Plate (page 43)

From: A natural history of British birds, 1775

Engraved plate XI of numbered beetles in side and top views, labelled Scarabaeus, from Voet's 1785 insect descriptions.

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

From: Johann Euseb Voets Beschreibungen und Abbildungen hartschaaligter Insecten Coleoptera Linn, 1785

Lithograph of two large freshwater mussel shells, Cameronia admirabilis, one showing its pale interior and one its ribbed out

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

From: Iconographie malacologique des animaux mollusques fluviatiles du Lac Tanganika, 1888

Lithograph plate of fossil tibia and fibula bones from five angles, with lettered anatomical labels, Plate XX, 1842.

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

From: Description of the skeleton of an extinct gigantic Sloth, Mylodon robustus, Owen, with obs, 1842

Coloured botanical plate of Hernandia peltata showing white round fruits with dark calyces and a broad green leaf on a branch

Comprehensive catalogue of Queensland plants - Plate XIII

From: Comprehensive catalogue of Queensland plants, 1909

Hand-coloured engraving of two painted quail, one brown and one blue-plumed, standing on a rocky outcrop, 1835.

Illustrations of the game birds of North America - Plate (page 39)

From: Illustrations of the game birds of North America, 1835

Hand-colored plate of two green beetles with red and orange wing covers, labeled male and female Sagra buquetii from China.

The natural history of beetles - Plate 27

From: The natural history of beetles, 1852

Engraved plate of a spiny lobster (227) and a lobster with large claws (228), labelled Crustacés, from an 1897 atlas.

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

From: Atlas de poche des coquilles des côtes de France Manche, océan, Méditerranée communes, pit, 1897

Black and white lithograph of a lioness with three playful lion cubs on a rocky ledge, plate 83 from a 1824 natural history b

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere - Plate 83

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere, 1824

Colour plate of eight numbered speckled eggs of the Little Stint, Tringa minuta, arranged in three rows on cream paper.

Eggs of British birds - Plate 48

From: Eggs of British birds, 1895

Hand-coloured plate showing four insects, including flies with striped and banded abdomens and spread wings, from an 1828 ent

Illustrations of British entomology - Plate 47

From: Illustrations of British entomology, 1828

Hand-coloured 1778 engraving of seven seashells and shell specimens, including a bivalve, spiral snail shell and urchin forms

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

From: Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, The British conchology, 1778

Engraved plate of fossil whale teeth, a skull and bone fragments, numbered figures on a cream page, 1880.

Ostéographie des cétacés vivants et fossiles - Plate LVII

From: Ostéographie des cétacés vivants et fossiles, 1880

Engraved botanical plate of a moss plant with numbered magnified details of leaves, capsules and cell structures.

Icones muscorum - Plate 102

From: Icones muscorum, 1864

Hand-coloured engraving of a green woodpecker on a mossy tree trunk and a wryneck on a branch above.

A natural history of British birds - Plate (page 47)

From: A natural history of British birds, 1775

Eight numbered illustrated moths with grey-brown forewings and red and black hindwings on a cream plate titled Noctuidae.

Noctuelles et géomètres d'Europe - Plate 76

From: Noctuelles et géomètres d'Europe, 1909

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate (page 226)

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Botanical plate of a white Laelia autumnalis orchid with open flowers, a bud, and green leaves on a beige background.

Reichenbachia - Plate 87

From: Reichenbachia, 1892

Hand-colored engraved plate of three long-billed shorebirds, likely snipe and woodcock, on sketched marsh ground.

Illustrations of the game birds of North America - Plate (page 41)

From: Illustrations of the game birds of North America, 1835

Hand-coloured engraved plate of numbered flies in two groups, with wing diagrams and head drawings, from 1776.

An exposition of English insects - Plate X

From: An exposition of English insects, 1776

Hand-colored engraving of a brown and white antelope with curved horns standing on a patch of green grass.

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

mit Beschreibungen From: Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, 1774

Engraved botanical plate XXXI showing flowers, dissected floral parts and fruit structures for three plant genera.

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

From: Florae Peruvianae et Chilensis prodromus, sive, Novorum generum plantarum Peruvianarum et, 1797

Chromolithograph plate of six numbered yellowshank eggs, most with brown and grey speckling, one pale blue-grey.

Eggs of British birds - Plate 52

From: Eggs of British birds, 1895

Engraved plate of Scarabaeus carnifex beetles with numbered detail views of heads and thoraces, 1785.

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

From: Johann Euseb Voets Beschreibungen und Abbildungen hartschaaligter Insecten Coleoptera Linn, 1785

Lithograph of the underside of a giant sloth's left hind foot showing labelled bones and long curved claws.

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

From: Description of the skeleton of an extinct gigantic Sloth, Mylodon robustus, Owen, with obs, 1842

Coloured botanical plate of an orchid spike with red and white flowers, pale buds and broad green leaves on dark background.

Comprehensive catalogue of Queensland plants - Plate XV

From: Comprehensive catalogue of Queensland plants, 1909

Hand-coloured plate of a turtle dove with pink legs perched on a mossy branch, labelled The Turtle Dove.

A natural history of British birds - Plate (page 51)

From: A natural history of British birds, 1775

Hand-colored plate of six beetles in green, pink, orange, blue and black, numbered and labeled with their regions of origin.

The natural history of beetles - Plate 29

From: The natural history of beetles, 1852

Lithograph of a maned male lion with front paws on a tree trunk, plate 84 from a 1824 natural history book.

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere - Plate 84

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere, 1824

Hand-colored plate of several flies with spread wings and a detached antenna, from an 1828 British entomology book.

Illustrations of British entomology - Plate 48

From: Illustrations of British entomology, 1828

Black and white lithograph plate of whale skeleton bones including skull, vertebrae, ribs, and flipper bones, numbered for re

Ostéographie des cétacés vivants et fossiles - Plate LXII

From: Ostéographie des cétacés vivants et fossiles, 1880

Botanical plate of Hypnum albulum moss showing central stem, numbered capsule and leaf details, and magnified cell structures

Icones muscorum - Plate 112

From: Icones muscorum, 1864

Hand-coloured plate of numbered Noctuidae moths in yellow, brown and tan, arranged in three columns.

Noctuelles et géomètres d'Europe - Plate 80

From: Noctuelles et géomètres d'Europe, 1909