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Hand-colored 1831 plate of numbered snail shells in rows, showing spiral coils in brown and tan tones.

A manual of the land and fresh-water shells of the British Islands - Plate (page 171)

From: A manual of the land and fresh-water shells of the British Islands, 1831

Hand-colored botanical plate of a Bass Wood branch with heart-shaped leaves, pale flower clusters and round green fruit.

The North American sylva; or A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad - Plate 131

Pancrace Bessa & Pierre Joseph Redouté, 1853

Hand-colored plate of a yellow and black songbird with detail studies of bird heads, beak and feet.

Iacobi Christiani Schaefferi S.S. theologiae et philosophiae doctoris ... Elementa ornitho - Plate XXXIII

From: Iacobi Christiani Schaefferi S.S. theologiae et philosophiae doctoris ... Elementa ornitho, 1779

Hand-coloured plate of numbered freshwater snail shells labelled Limnaeus and Physa, 1831 natural history illustration.

A manual of the land and fresh-water shells of the British Islands - Plate (page 173)

From: A manual of the land and fresh-water shells of the British Islands, 1831

Engraved botanical plate of a thorny Mimosa quadrivalvis branch with feathery leaves and round flower heads.

Reliquiæ Houstounianæ - Plate 25

From: Reliquiæ Houstounianæ, 1794

Engraved plate of a wood lark cock and hen standing on grass, with a speckled egg between them.

A natural history of English song-birds - Plate 11

From: A natural history of English song-birds, 1737

Hand-colored plate of five butterflies in black, white and yellow, one resting on a sprig of white flowers, labeled Papilio N

An epitome of the natural history of the insects of New Holland, New Zealand, New Guinea, - Plate 19

From: An epitome of the natural history of the insects of New Holland, New Zealand, New Guinea, 1805

Plate X of 1848 showing numbered scientific drawings of Thaumantias jellyfish and their anatomical details in pale wash.

A monograph of the British naked-eyed Medusæ - Plate X

From: A monograph of the British naked-eyed Medusæ, 1848

Hand-coloured botanical plate of a grey pine branch with needles and cones, with two small detail drawings beside it.

The North American sylva; or A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad - Plate 136

Pancrace Bessa & Pierre Joseph Redouté, 1853

Hand-colored plate of numbered British land and freshwater snail shells, including large banded shells and small spiral forms

A manual of the land and fresh-water shells of the British Islands - Plate (page 175)

From: A manual of the land and fresh-water shells of the British Islands, 1831

Engraved botanical plate 26 showing a feathery-leaved branch, puffy stamen flower heads, an enlarged flower, and a seed pod.

Reliquiæ Houstounianæ - Plate 26

From: Reliquiæ Houstounianæ, 1794

Iacobi Christiani Schaefferi S.S. theologiae et philosophiae doctoris ... Elementa ornitho - Plate XXXVIII

From: Iacobi Christiani Schaefferi S.S. theologiae et philosophiae doctoris ... Elementa ornitho, 1779

Hand-colored scientific plate showing numbered drawings of jellyfish-like medusae and their anatomical details.

A monograph of the British naked-eyed Medusæ - Plate XI

From: A monograph of the British naked-eyed Medusæ, 1848

Hand-coloured botanical plate of a Table Mountain Pine branch with needles, a spiny cone, and detail views of a needle and se

The North American sylva; or A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad - Plate 140

Pancrace Bessa & Pierre Joseph Redouté, 1853

Hand-colored 1805 plate of three butterflies, including yellow and brown species with eyespots, above a sprig of foliage.

An epitome of the natural history of the insects of New Holland, New Zealand, New Guinea, - Plate 23

From: An epitome of the natural history of the insects of New Holland, New Zealand, New Guinea, 1805

Hand-painted plate of five beetles with handwritten labels noting West Australia and Geraldton, from an 1880 Coleoptera volum

Two hand-painted volumes of Coleoptera illustrated by Francis du Boulay - Plate (page 25)

From: Two hand-painted volumes of Coleoptera illustrated by Francis du Boulay, 1880

Hand-colored scientific plate showing numbered jellyfish specimens and their anatomical details in red, yellow, and orange.

A monograph of the British naked-eyed Medusæ - Plate XIII

From: A monograph of the British naked-eyed Medusæ, 1848

Hand-coloured botanical plate of a white pine branch with long needles, a hanging brown cone, and detail sketches of scale an

The North American sylva; or A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad - Plate 145

Pancrace Bessa & Pierre Joseph Redouté, 1853

Iacobi Christiani Schaefferi S.S. theologiae et philosophiae doctoris ... Elementa ornitho - Plate XLIV

From: Iacobi Christiani Schaefferi S.S. theologiae et philosophiae doctoris ... Elementa ornitho, 1779

Hand-colored plate of eight numbered butterflies in blue, brown and black, labeled Tab. 8, on cream paper.

Io. Andr. Benigni Bergstraesseri, philosophiae professoris ordinarii ... Icones papilionum - Plate 8

From: Io. Andr. Benigni Bergstraesseri, philosophiae professoris ordinarii ... Icones papilionum, 1779

Engraved botanical plate of Mimosa asperata showing a spiny branch, feathery leaves, flower heads, and an open seed pod.

Reliquiæ Houstounianæ - Plate 24

From: Reliquiæ Houstounianæ, 1794

Hand-colored botanical plate of an American silver fir branch with an upright cone and a detached seed at lower left.

The North American sylva; or A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad - Plate 150

Pancrace Bessa & Pierre Joseph Redouté, 1853

Engraved plate of marsh birds including rails, coots and wading birds, with nests, eggs and chicks among reeds.

Deutschlands Fauna, oder, Praktisch-gemeinnützige Naturgeschichte der Thiere des Inlandes - Plate XLV

From: Deutschlands Fauna, oder, Praktisch-gemeinnützige Naturgeschichte der Thiere des Inlandes, 1839

Six hand-painted butterflies in two rows on cream paper, with brown, white, yellow and red wing patterns.

Two hand-painted volumes of Coleoptera illustrated by Francis du Boulay - Plate (page 41)

From: Two hand-painted volumes of Coleoptera illustrated by Francis du Boulay, 1880

Hand-coloured botanical plate of a Cedar of Lebanon branch with blue-green needles, a green young cone and a large brown matu

The North American sylva; or A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad - Plate 154

Pancrace Bessa & Pierre Joseph Redouté, 1853

Hand-coloured plate of a speckled brown curlew with a long curved bill, standing on blue-grey legs, with a bill detail.

Iacobi Christiani Schaefferi S.S. theologiae et philosophiae doctoris ... Elementa ornitho - Plate L

From: Iacobi Christiani Schaefferi S.S. theologiae et philosophiae doctoris ... Elementa ornitho, 1779

Hand-coloured plate of butterflies including blue, orange and grey species arranged around a flowering plant sprig.

An epitome of the natural history of the insects of New Holland, New Zealand, New Guinea, - Plate 30

From: An epitome of the natural history of the insects of New Holland, New Zealand, New Guinea, 1805

Six hand-painted butterflies and moths in two rows, including orange, red-spotted and gray species, on a cream background.

Two hand-painted volumes of Coleoptera illustrated by Francis du Boulay - Plate (page 45)

From: Two hand-painted volumes of Coleoptera illustrated by Francis du Boulay, 1880

Iacobi Christiani Schaefferi S.S. theologiae et philosophiae doctoris ... Elementa ornitho - Plate LVI

From: Iacobi Christiani Schaefferi S.S. theologiae et philosophiae doctoris ... Elementa ornitho, 1779

Hand-coloured 1779 plate of eight numbered butterflies with blue and grey wings, labelled Tab. 10.

Io. Andr. Benigni Bergstraesseri, philosophiae professoris ordinarii ... Icones papilionum - Plate 10

From: Io. Andr. Benigni Bergstraesseri, philosophiae professoris ordinarii ... Icones papilionum, 1779