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Three lithograph views of a whale skull labeled 1, 2 and 3, showing rear, side and top angles on a cream page.

Plates prepared for an unpublished monograph on the mammalian orders Cete and Sirenia - Plate VIII

From: Plates prepared for an unpublished monograph on the mammalian orders Cete and Sirenia, 1881

Hand-coloured botanical plate of yellow daisy-like Senecio littoralis with leaves and numbered flower dissections.

Illustrations of the flowering plants and ferns of the Falkland Islands - Plate 29

From: Illustrations of the flowering plants and ferns of the Falkland Islands, 1921

Hand-coloured plate VIII showing many insects at different life stages, including larvae, pupae, flies, beetles and bees.

Manuscript notes from my journal - Plate VIII

From: Manuscript notes from my journal, 1874

Lithograph plate of black-striped and common wallabies among grass and rocks in an Australian landscape, 1871.

The mammals of Australia - Plate XI

From: The mammals of Australia, 1871

Hand-coloured engraving of several agaric mushrooms with labelled caps, gills, stems and cross sections on a page.

Histoire des champignons de la France, ou, Traité élémentaire, renfermant dans un ordre - Plate 534

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

Engraved plate of a swan named Cygnus Bewickii standing on rocks and grass at the water's edge.

Sir William Jardine's illustrations of the duck tribe - Plate 8

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

Engraved illustration of Narathura achelous butterfly, wings open, one side dark and the other spotted grey, on beige page.

Rhopalocera Malayana :a description of the butterflies of the Malay Peninsula : with 46 co - Plate (page 653)

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

Coloured plate of five numbered murex sea shells in brown, yellow and cream tones from an 1811 conchology book.

Conchology, or, The natural history of shells - Plate 1

From: Conchology, or, The natural history of shells, 1811

Engraved botanical plate of a thorny Randia dumetorum branch with leaves, flower dissection, fruit and seed details.

Icones plantarum Indiae Orientalis - Plate 580

From: Icones plantarum Indiae Orientalis, 1840

Coloured plate of numbered orange fritillary butterflies with spotted and checkered wing patterns, labelled Plate XVII.

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

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

Engraved plate XLVII showing many numbered mollusc shells and small anatomical diagrams, from an 1844 British conchology book

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

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

Sideways black and white plate of American elk with large antlers beside a fence, a second elk at lower left, shrubs and a bu

The mammals of Minnesota - Plate VI

From: The mammals of Minnesota, 1892

Page of twelve numbered pen-and-ink botanical drawings of flowering plants under the heading Tetradynamia, from 1840.

The pictorial flora - Plate (page 169)

From: The pictorial flora, 1840

Hand-colored engraving of a young male orange silky bird, red head, black throat, yellow belly, perched on a branch.

Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des épimaques - Plate 25

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

Hand-coloured plate showing numbered insects and matching fishing flies tied to hooks on a cream background.

The fly-fisher's entomology - Plate XII

From: The fly-fisher's entomology, 1901

Engraved plate of ten numbered sea slugs and flatworms, one large specimen with branched appendages at top, on cream paper.

Figures of molluscous animals - Plate 69

From: Figures of molluscous animals, 1859

Hand-coloured plate of a brown female ibex with curved grey horns on a rock, with a head study above it.

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate (page 240)

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Coloured botanical plate of Neottia nidus-avis with a flower spike, enlarged blossoms, dissected flower parts and tangled roo

Abbildungen der in Deutschland und den angrenzenden gebieten vorkommenden grundformen der - Plate 43

From: Abbildungen der in Deutschland und den angrenzenden gebieten vorkommenden grundformen der, 1904

Hand-colored engraving of a brown wading bird with a long bill standing on a sandy shore beside grass.

Naturgeschichte der Vögel deutschlands in getreuen Abbildungen und Beschreibungen - Plate 94

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

Hand-colored plate of four longhorn beetles with detail sketches, shown among green leaves and blue flowers.

Arcana entomologica; or illustrations of new, rare and interesting insects - Plate 78

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

Hand-coloured plate of numbered British snail shells in red, brown, yellow and grey, drawn in spiral detail on cream paper.

The natural history of British shells - Plate XXXIX

From: The natural history of British shells, 1799

Two black-and-white photographs of Przewalski's horse standing on gravel, one showing faint stripes on the foreleg.

British mammals - Plate (page 363)

From: British mammals, 1903

Hand-coloured botanical plate of a shrub with yellow daisy-like flowers and detailed floral dissection drawings below.

Illustrations of the flowering plants and ferns of the Falkland Islands - Plate 33

From: Illustrations of the flowering plants and ferns of the Falkland Islands, 1921

Plate showing a bird skeleton in side view with long neck, wing bones, ribcage and clawed feet, labeled Menura superba.

Abbildungen von Vogel-Skeletten - Plate LXXXVI

From: Abbildungen von Vogel-Skeletten, 1879

Lithographic plate of whale skull and bones, Balaenoptera rostrata, showing side, rear and overhead views.

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

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

Hand-coloured engraved plate of Agaric muqueux mushrooms showing caps, gills, scaly stems and labelled detail views.

Histoire des champignons de la France, ou, Traité élémentaire, renfermant dans un ordre - Plate 549

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

Hand-coloured plate IX showing numbered flies, wasps, larvae, pupae and detached wings in a grid on cream paper.

Manuscript notes from my journal - Plate IX

From: Manuscript notes from my journal, 1874

Engraved plate of stalked barnacles with feathery cirri attached to driftwood and a long wooden stick, sepia tones.

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

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

Plate of nine labelled heron and egret eggs in three rows, shaded in buff and olive tones.

A history of British birds - Plate 38

From: A history of British birds, 1883

Line drawing of a male Delias singhapura butterfly in side view, with black and white wing pattern on a beige page.

Rhopalocera Malayana :a description of the butterflies of the Malay Peninsula : with 46 co - Plate (page 668)

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