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Engraved entomological plate 92 showing numbered beetles with labelled detail drawings of antennae, legs and mouthparts.

Arcana entomologica, or, Illustrations of new, rare, and interesting insects - Plate 92

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

Hand-coloured plate XVI showing six butterflies, including a yellow swallowtail, a white Apollo, and brown and blue species.

British butterflies - Plate XVI

From: British butterflies, 1885

Black and white plate of a large moth with spread wings, dark bands and scalloped pale edges, labeled Tab 16.

Descriptions and figures of some new lepidopterous insects, chiefly from Nepal - Plate 16

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

Hand-coloured plate of moths, caterpillars, a chrysalis and purple flowers, numbered and labelled as Angerona prunaria and He

Iconographie et description de chenilles et lépidopteres inédits - Plate 48

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

Hand-coloured plate of two lacewing insects with translucent veined wings, labelled Chrysopa, Leach, Tab. 58, from 1851.

Symbolae ad monographiam generis chrysopae, Leach - Plate 58

Leach From: Symbolae ad monographiam generis chrysopae, 1851

Engraved botanical plate of a branch with veined leaves and clusters of small flower buds, labeled Hufelandia Thomaea.

Annexa est Plantarum laurinarum secundum affinitates naturales expositio - Plate (page 32)

From: Annexa est Plantarum laurinarum secundum affinitates naturales expositio, 1833

Hand-coloured plate of a colourful pigeon, a goldfinch on a pedestal, and morning glory vines against a cream background.

The language of birds - Plate 1

From: The language of birds, 1837

Engraved natural history plate of numbered bivalve mollusk shells and hinge details from an 1826 Corsican catalogue.

Catalogue descriptif et méthodique des annelides et des mollusques de l'ile de Corse - Plate 1

From: Catalogue descriptif et méthodique des annelides et des mollusques de l'ile de Corse, 1826

Hand-coloured engraved plate of Hydnum squamosum mushrooms showing caps, stems and gills in several views.

Histoire des champignons de la France, ou, Traité élémentaire, renfermant dans un ordre - Plate 409

From: Histoire des champignons de la France, ou, Traité élémentaire, renfermant dans un ordre, 1791

Sepia plate showing a bird skeleton in side view with a separate skull, wing and leg bones, captioned Japanisches Zwerghuhn.

Abbildungen von Vogel-Skeletten - Plate XV

From: Abbildungen von Vogel-Skeletten, 1879

Engraved plate of fifteen numbered mollusc shells, spiral snails and ribbed bivalves, arranged in rows on cream paper.

Illustrations of the recent conchology of Great Britain and Ireland - Plate II

From: Illustrations of the recent conchology of Great Britain and Ireland, 1844

Botanical plate of Exacum pedunculare with flowering stems, roots, and numbered flower and seed detail drawings.

Icones plantarum Indiae Orientalis - Plate 336

From: Icones plantarum Indiae Orientalis, 1840

Engraving of a speckled duck, Anas carolinensis, standing on a grassy bank beside water.

Sir William Jardine's illustrations of the duck tribe - Plate 1

From: Sir William Jardine's illustrations of the duck tribe, 1840

Engraved plate with six illustrated figures of sea snails and molluscs with spiral shells and tentacles.

Figures of molluscous animals - Plate 4

From: Figures of molluscous animals, 1859

Grid of numbered pen drawings of grasses and sedges with stems, leaves, roots and small flower heads, titled Triandria.

The pictorial flora - Plate (page 19)

From: The pictorial flora, 1840

Colour plate of six bird eggs labelled osprey, Iceland falcon, Greenland falcon, honey buzzard and peregrine, from 1883.

A history of British birds - Plate 3

From: A history of British birds, 1883

Hand-coloured drawing of a spiral sea shell with its dark open aperture, on a cream page, from an 1799 natural history plate.

The natural history of British shells - Plate XXXVIII

From: The natural history of British shells, 1799

Coloured plate of a pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius, clinging to a grassy bank with large claws.

The mammals of Minnesota - Plate (page 8)

From: The mammals of Minnesota, 1892

Hand-coloured engraved plate XXII showing twelve numbered figures of bees, ants and wasps with lettered anatomical details.

Illustratio iconographica insectorum quæ in Musæis Parisinis - Plate XXII

From: Illustratio iconographica insectorum quæ in Musæis Parisinis, 1799

Hand-colored plate of a male and female great tit perched on pine branches with cones, labeled Parus major.

Naturgeschichte der Vögel deutschlands in getreuen Abbildungen und Beschreibungen - Plate 7

From: Naturgeschichte der Vögel deutschlands in getreuen Abbildungen und Beschreibungen, 1805

Hand-coloured plate of numbered insects including mosquitoes and crane flies, with larvae, pupae and wing details, labelled I

Manuscript notes from my journal - Plate I

From: Manuscript notes from my journal, 1874

Engraved plate of numbered bivalve shells, including scallops and mussels, with a magnified surface detail.

Catalogue descriptif et méthodique des annelides et des mollusques de l'ile de Corse - Plate 2

From: Catalogue descriptif et méthodique des annelides et des mollusques de l'ile de Corse, 1826

Coloured plate of a common rorqual whale near a rocky coast, with sailboats and people on shore, from British mammals 1903.

British mammals - Plate (page 73)

From: British mammals, 1903

Engraved botanical plate of a leafy branch with flower clusters and numbered dissections of floral parts and seeds.

Annexa est Plantarum laurinarum secundum affinitates naturales expositio - Plate (page 33)

From: Annexa est Plantarum laurinarum secundum affinitates naturales expositio, 1833

Hand-coloured plate of a brown songbird with red breast perched on a bramble branch with blackberries and berries.

The language of birds - Plate 5

From: The language of birds, 1837

Hand-colored plate of nine butterflies showing upper and under wing views in brown, orange, black and cream tones.

Rhopalocera Malayana :a description of the butterflies of the Malay Peninsula : with 46 co - Plate VIII

From: Rhopalocera Malayana :a description of the butterflies of the Malay Peninsula : with 46 co, 1882

Engraved plate of numbered sea shells, two large abalone-type shells with smaller specimens around them.

Illustrations of the recent conchology of Great Britain and Ireland - Plate XII

From: Illustrations of the recent conchology of Great Britain and Ireland, 1844

Four stippled drawings of whale skull bones labeled Balaena cisarctica on a cream page.

Plates prepared for an unpublished monograph on the mammalian orders Cete and Sirenia - Plate IV

From: Plates prepared for an unpublished monograph on the mammalian orders Cete and Sirenia, 1881

Hand-coloured engraved plate of puffball fungi at various growth stages, with French captions below.

Histoire des champignons de la France, ou, Traité élémentaire, renfermant dans un ordre - Plate 435

From: Histoire des champignons de la France, ou, Traité élémentaire, renfermant dans un ordre, 1791

Colour plate of numbered dark swallowtail butterflies with yellow and orange wing spots, from a 1906 West Coast butterfly boo

The butterflies of the West Coast of the United States - Plate IV

From: The butterflies of the West Coast of the United States, 1906