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Three spotted native cats drawn on branches and foliage, plate titled The Native Cat (Dasyurus viverrinus), 1871.

The mammals of Australia - Plate XIII

From: The mammals of Australia, 1871

Hand-coloured plate of a magpie with black, white and blue plumage and long tail perched on a leafy branch.

Naturgeschichte der Vögel deutschlands in getreuen Abbildungen und Beschreibungen - Plate 4

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

Hand-coloured plate of ten numbered butterflies with wings spread, showing black-and-white, brown, yellow and orange species.

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

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

Plate showing a bird skeleton, Brotogerys tirica, with outspread wings, skull, spine, ribcage and legs on a dark background.

Abbildungen von Vogel-Skeletten - Plate III

From: Abbildungen von Vogel-Skeletten, 1879

Sepia portrait of an elderly bearded man in a suit holding a butterfly, with a handwritten signature below.

The butterflies of the West Coast of the United States - Plate (page 10)

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

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate (page 34)

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Colour plate of twelve bird eggs in four rows, labelled sparrow hawk, kestrel, red-footed falcon, lesser kestrel, merlin and

A history of British birds - Plate 4

From: A history of British birds, 1883

Colour plate of two common moles on a reddish earth mound beside green grass tufts, from British mammals, 1903.

British mammals - Plate (page 89)

From: British mammals, 1903

Hand-colored 1835 plate of a bird of paradis with yellow-green head, white belly and red wings perched on a branch.

Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des épimaques - Plate 5

From: Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des épimaques, 1835

Two black-and-white photographs of tidal forest near Porto Bello: mangroves over water on the left, forest interior with broa

Mammals of Panama - Plate 5

From: Mammals of Panama, 1920

Hand-coloured plate of ten numbered butterflies with spread wings, orange, brown and purple, from an 1882 Malay Peninsula but

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

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

Hand-colored plate of a grey fox climbing a tree trunk beside rocks and roots, from an 1824 natural history of mammals.

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate (page 40)

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Hand-colored plate of four hawks and falcons perched on branches, each labeled with German, Latin and French names.

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel - Plate 7

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel, 1836

Coloured plate of ten numbered butterflies showing brown and blue wing patterns with white spots.

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

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

Colour plate of twelve numbered butterflies with red, orange, black and cream wing patterns, titled Tafel I.

Lepidoptera Niepeltiana - Plate I

From: Lepidoptera Niepeltiana, 1914

Sepia plate of freshwater shells: small Sphaerium and Pisidium specimens above, larger Unio tumidus and Unio pictorum below.

The land and freshwater shells of the British Isles - Plate I

From: The land and freshwater shells of the British Isles, 1880

Painted plate of a pipistrelle bat flying above a half-timbered house with rooftops at dusk.

Atlas de poche des mammifères de France, de la Suisse romane et de la Belgique - Plate 3

de la Suisse romane et de la Belgique From: Atlas de poche des mammifères de France, 1910

Hand-coloured engraving of a fox and camel above a vulture, eagle and hoopoe on a branch, labelled in French.

Le petit Buffon des enfants - Plate IV

From: Le petit Buffon des enfants, 1847

Hand-coloured 1789 plate of numbered beetles, including a large stag beetle and a dark ground beetle, labelled Coleoptera.

Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata - Plate II

From: Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata, 1789

Coloured plate of four fish specimens in red, orange and striped patterns, with figure labels and French captions in the marg

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises - Plate CCLVII

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1862

Black and white lithograph of three monkeys on a tree trunk and rocky ground, with German, Latin and French captions.

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere - Plate 24

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere, 1824

Coloured plate of a blue carrier cock pigeon with green neck, white cere and red legs, standing on a wooden floor.

The illustrated book of pigeons - Plate (page 100)

From: The illustrated book of pigeons, 1876

Scientific plate of numbered beetles in colour and grey with smaller anatomical detail drawings on cream paper.

Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis - Plate 2

From: Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis, 1874

Coloured scientific plate of a cyprinid fish with olive scales and green fins, with a grey head detail at lower left.

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Neerlandaises - Plate CVII

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1877

Hand-coloured engraving of a common baboon with brown fur standing on a green mossy rock, captioned Common Baboon.

The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals - Plate 3

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

Hand-coloured 1777 entomological plate showing a green and black beetle with numbered insect larvae and pupae around it.

Nomenclatur und Beschreibung der Insecten in der Grafschaft Hanau-Münzenberg wie auch der - Plate 7

From: Nomenclatur und Beschreibung der Insecten in der Grafschaft Hanau-Münzenberg wie auch der, 1777

Hand-colored plate of a brown macaque monkey seated on a rock ledge, gripping the stone with its hands.

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate IV

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Pencil drawing of a seated man reaching toward a hanging bird nest in a tree beside water, with woods behind.

Birds' nesting in India - Plate (page 14)

From: Birds' nesting in India, 1877

Two pink katydids with long antennae rest on a stalk of yellow flowers and green leaves in a colored plate.

The Orthoptera of Indiana - Plate (page 4)

From: The Orthoptera of Indiana, 1903

Hand-coloured plate of a large freshwater mussel shell with smaller numbered shells around it, labelled with species names.

Manual of the land and fresh-water shells of the British Islands - Plate I

From: Manual of the land and fresh-water shells of the British Islands, 1857