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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

Engraving of a yellowhammer cock on a branch, a hen on the ground, and a speckled egg, from a 1737 natural history.

A natural history of English song-birds - Plate 19

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

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 plate of two hawk moths, one orange-winged and one brown, on a green leafy sprig, labelled Sphinx Australasiae

An epitome of the natural history of the insects of New Holland, New Zealand, New Guinea, - Plate 33

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

Engraved plate showing a canary cock and hen on branches with a speckled egg between them, captioned Canary-Bird, Cock, Hen,

A natural history of English song-birds - Plate 23

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

Hand-coloured engraving of a blue and rust nuthatch clinging to a branch, with small detail sketches beside it.

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

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

Hand-colored plate of six moths with patterned wings arranged around a green sprig, labeled with Latin names, 1805.

An epitome of the natural history of the insects of New Holland, New Zealand, New Guinea, - Plate 36

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

Hand-coloured plate of a black cassican bird perched head-down on a branch with hanging pale nests and green leaves.

A selection of the birds of Brazil and Mexico - Plate 4

From: A selection of the birds of Brazil and Mexico, 1841

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

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

Hand-coloured plate of moths with patterned wings around a climbing plant with a red flower, from an 1805 insect natural hist

An epitome of the natural history of the insects of New Holland, New Zealand, New Guinea, - Plate 40

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

Engraved plate of two swallowtail-type butterflies with a pale orchid flower and small detail drawings of antennae.

Arcana entomologica, or, Illustrations of new, rare, and interesting insects - Plate 5

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

Hand-colored plate showing three fish: a red wrasse, a spotted shark, and a brown triggerfish, numbered 1 to 3.

Icones piscium, or, Plates of rare fishes - Plate 1

James Barker Emery, 1843

Hand-coloured engraving of a dark brown beaver clinging to a tree trunk beside green leaves, labelled BEAVER.

The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals - Plate 71

and cetaceous animals From: The natural history of quadrupeds, 1811

Hand-coloured plate of a dark long-tailed bird with a red eye perched on a branch beside green leaves.

Illustrations of Indian ornithology - Plate III

From: Illustrations of Indian ornithology, 1847

Engraved plate of a domed skep beehive on a table with bees flying and crawling around it.

Insectorum sive minimorum animalium theatrum - Plate (page 30)

From: Insectorum sive minimorum animalium theatrum, 1634

Line drawing of two freshwater mussel shells, one small and one larger and open showing hinge teeth, labeled as plate LXIII.

The Unionidae of Kansas - Plate LXIII

From: The Unionidae of Kansas, 1902

Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes - Plate II

From: Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes, 1890

Hand-colored plate of a Cercopithecus campbelli monkey with brown crown and white throat gripping a branch.

Zoologia typica - Plate 3

From: Zoologia typica, 1849

Sepia engraving of numbered caterpillars and chrysalides on twigs, illustrating butterfly life stages.

British butterflies - Plate I

From: British butterflies, 1885

Engraved plate of four rays and skates, numbered 1 to 4, with French captions, from an 1800 fish atlas.

Atlas des poissons - Plate 7

From: Atlas des poissons, 1800

Hand-coloured plate of two monkeys on branches: a black and white guereza colobus above and a Diana monkey below.

Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populären Naturgeschichte der Säugethiere in ihren sämmt - Plate (page 9)

From: Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populären Naturgeschichte der Säugethiere in ihren sämmt, 1860

Hand-colored engraving of two perched eagles, one dark with a white back patch, one mottled brown, on a cream background.

Kupfertafeln zur Naturgeschichte der Vögel - Plate 2

From: Kupfertafeln zur Naturgeschichte der Vögel, 1832

Hand-coloured plate of a dark swallowtail-type butterfly with red and black hindwing markings, labelled Tab. 1.

Descriptions and figures of some new lepidopterous insects, chiefly from Nepal - Plate 1

chiefly from Nepal From: Descriptions and figures of some new lepidopterous insects, 1846

Engraved plate of mantis shrimp with enlarged studies of claws, head, and appendages, with magnification labels.

Figures and descriptions of nine species of Squillidae - Plate I

From: Figures and descriptions of nine species of Squillidae, 1895

Plate III: two shaded side views of gray whale embryos and a small outline of a head showing the spouthole.

The marine mammals of the north-western coast of North America - Plate III

From: The marine mammals of the north-western coast of North America, 1874

Hand-coloured plate of a white salmon-crested cockatoo with pink crest perched on a branch.

Illustrations of the family of Psittacidœ, or parrots - Plate 2

or parrots From: Illustrations of the family of Psittacidœ, 1832

Lithograph of fossil vertebrate skulls, jaws and teeth labeled Trimerorhachis, on a cream page.

Hitherto unpublished plates of Tertiary Mammalia and Permian Vertebrata - Plate VII

From: Hitherto unpublished plates of Tertiary Mammalia and Permian Vertebrata, 1915

Hand-coloured plate of a white-eared puffbird with orange beak and black crest perched on a green branch.

A selection of the birds of Brazil and Mexico - Plate 10

From: A selection of the birds of Brazil and Mexico, 1841

Hand-coloured plate of moth caterpillars, chrysalides and adult moths beside dandelion and grass host plants.

Iconographie et description de chenilles et lépidopteres inédits - Plate 4

From: Iconographie et description de chenilles et lépidopteres inédits, 1859

Hand-colored plate of five ribbed cockle shells numbered 31 to 36, labeled Cardium, in yellow, pink and purple tones.

The conchological illustrations or, Coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent - Plate (page 25)

From: The conchological illustrations or, Coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent, 1832