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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 botanical plate of an Urtica branch with large leaves, clustered flower heads, and floral detail drawings.

Icones plantarum Indiae Orientalis - Plate 684

From: Icones plantarum Indiae Orientalis, 1840

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

Grid of twelve numbered line drawings of flowering plants with stems, leaves and flower clusters, titled Diandria, 1840.

The pictorial flora - Plate (page 11)

From: The pictorial flora, 1840

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

Colored botanical plate of the green orchid Liparis loeselii with leaves, flower spike, roots and numbered floral detail view

Abbildungen der in Deutschland und den angrenzenden gebieten vorkommenden grundformen der - Plate 2

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

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 botanical plate of Callixene marginata with purple fruits, green leaves and numbered flower dissections.

Illustrations of the flowering plants and ferns of the Falkland Islands - Plate 56

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

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 1791 engraving of Auricularia papyrina fungi on dark bark, with separate detached specimens in orange and grey.

Histoire des champignons de la France, ou, Traité élémentaire, renfermant dans un ordre - Plate 402

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

Engraved botanical plate of Amaranthus polygonoides with a leafy stem, root, and numbered floral and seed details.

Icones plantarum Indiae Orientalis - Plate 719

From: Icones plantarum Indiae Orientalis, 1840

Page of twelve numbered black-and-white botanical plant drawings with flower spikes and leaves, headed Diandria, 1840.

The pictorial flora - Plate (page 13)

From: The pictorial flora, 1840

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

Coloured botanical plate of Chamaeorchis alpina showing a whole orchid plant and enlarged floral dissections on cream paper.

Abbildungen der in Deutschland und den angrenzenden gebieten vorkommenden grundformen der - Plate 6

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

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 botanical plate of Blechnum penna-marina fern fronds, rhizome and numbered detail drawings of spore structures.

Illustrations of the flowering plants and ferns of the Falkland Islands - Plate 62

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

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

Engraved botanical plate of Polanisia Chelidonii with flowers, compound leaves, roots and detail views of pod and flower part

Icones plantarum Indiae Orientalis - Plate 319

From: Icones plantarum Indiae Orientalis, 1840

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