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Hand-colored plate showing small oval shells with ridged and striped patterns, numbered 43, from an 1799 British natural hist

The natural history of British shells - Plate XLIII

From: The natural history of British shells, 1799

Two photographs of white Chartley breed wild cattle: a bull standing in a pen, and a cow with a calf behind a fence.

British mammals - Plate (page 475)

From: British mammals, 1903

Coloured plate XI with numbered insects, larvae and plant galls on leaves and stems, 1874 illustration.

Manuscript notes from my journal - Plate XI

From: Manuscript notes from my journal, 1874

Rotated lithograph of a duck-billed platypus beside water, with reeds, a branch and shells along the riverbank.

The mammals of Australia - Plate XV

From: The mammals of Australia, 1871

Engraved plate showing three detailed marine mollusc figures with spiny and ribbed shells, numbered 1 to 3, labelled Tab. 6.

Figures of molluscous animals - Plate 6

From: Figures of molluscous animals, 1859

Photographic plate of a bird skeleton with curved beak, neck vertebrae, ribcage, wing bones and clawed feet on a pale backgro

Abbildungen von Vogel-Skeletten - Plate I

From: Abbildungen von Vogel-Skeletten, 1879

Coloured plate of numbered West Coast butterflies in orange and tan tones, showing upper and underside wing views.

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

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

Hand-coloured engraving of five British bivalve shells, some showing ribbed exteriors and others open interiors, numbered pla

The natural history of British shells - Plate XLV

From: The natural history of British shells, 1799

Coloured plate with two optical ray diagrams, labeled points and figures at the base of an orange cliff.

The fly-fisher's entomology - Plate II

From: The fly-fisher's entomology, 1901

Coloured plate of a red deer stag with antlers leading a group of deer through pink heather at a forest edge.

British mammals - Plate (page 8)

From: British mammals, 1903

Hand-coloured plate of four horned beetles with magnified anatomical details and a red flower with green leaves at centre.

Arcana entomologica; or illustrations of new, rare and interesting insects - Plate 89

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

The mammals of Australia - Plate II

From: The mammals of Australia, 1871

Hand-coloured plate of numbered aquatic insects above three tied artificial fishing flies on hooks with leaders.

The fly-fisher's entomology - Plate V

From: The fly-fisher's entomology, 1901

Page with two plates: a photo of a killer whale above, and a drawing of a common porpoise below.

British mammals - Plate (page 47)

From: British mammals, 1903

Hand-colored plate of a juvenile male bird of paradis with yellow head, green throat and long trailing tail feathers on a bra

Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des épimaques - Plate 4

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

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