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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

Grid of twelve numbered black ink botanical drawings of flowering plants under the heading Triandria, on cream paper.

The pictorial flora - Plate (page 15)

From: The pictorial flora, 1840

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

Coloured botanical plate of the bee orchid Ophrys apifera with white and pink flowers, leaves, and tuber roots.

Abbildungen der in Deutschland und den angrenzenden gebieten vorkommenden grundformen der - Plate 7

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

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-coloured botanical plate of Ranunculus biternatus with yellow flowers, red fruit and dissected flower parts.

Illustrations of the flowering plants and ferns of the Falkland Islands - Plate 1

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

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

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

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 botanical plate of Stylidium violaceum with a tall purple flowering stem and dissected floral detail drawings.

Ferdinandi Bauer Illustrationes florae Novae Hollandiae, sive, Icones generum quae in Prod - Plate (page 9)

From: Ferdinandi Bauer Illustrationes florae Novae Hollandiae, sive, Icones generum quae in Prod, 1813

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