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Coloured plate of a striped wild cat crouched on a branch among autumn leaves, captioned Chat sauvage, Felis catus.

Atlas de poche des mammifères de France, de la Suisse romane et de la Belgique - Plate 27

de la Suisse romane et de la Belgique From: Atlas de poche des mammifères de France, 1910

Hand-coloured engraving of a rooster, turkey, bat, seagull, chamois, lynx and snake in natural settings.

Le petit Buffon des enfants - Plate VII

From: Le petit Buffon des enfants, 1847

Hand-coloured 1789 plate of twelve numbered butterflies with brown, orange and striped wings, labelled Lepidoptera, Tab. XVII

Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata - Plate XVII

From: Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata, 1789

Colored ichthyological plate showing five fish specimens with detailed fins and scales, labeled with figure numbers.

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises - Plate CCCLXXXVI

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1862

Black and white lithograph of two marsupials climbing upward, one plain grey with a curled tail, one spotted with a long tail

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere - Plate 97

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere, 1824

Coloured plate of four Antwerp pigeons, blue and red chequered, perched on a roof with birds in the sky.

The illustrated book of pigeons - Plate (page 324)

From: The illustrated book of pigeons, 1876

Hand-colored plate of beetles in orange, brown and blue with line drawings of their anatomical details.

Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis - Plate 19

From: Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis, 1874

Coloured plate of three moray eels in yellow-banded, dark brown and spotted patterns, with tooth details.

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Neerlandaises - Plate CLXV

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1877

Hand-coloured engraving of a walrus with long white tusks resting on rocks, labelled plate 57.

The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals - Plate 37

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

Coloured plate of a bird nest with four speckled eggs among leaves and lichen-covered bark, with two eggs shown beside it.

Illustrations of the nests and eggs of birds of Ohio - Plate XXXVII

From: Illustrations of the nests and eggs of birds of Ohio, 1886

Hand-coloured plate of eight numbered butterflies in red, orange, brown and blue, some perched on green grass stems.

Nomenclatur und Beschreibung der Insecten in der Grafschaft Hanau-Münzenberg wie auch der - Plate 68

From: Nomenclatur und Beschreibung der Insecten in der Grafschaft Hanau-Münzenberg wie auch der, 1777

Engraved plate of numbered British land and freshwater snail shells with scale bars and small animal bodies.

The collector's manual of British land and freshwater shells - Plate IV

From: The collector's manual of British land and freshwater shells, 1896

Hand-coloured plate of a jerboa-like rodent with long tail and hind legs beside a tan rock, from an 1824 mammal history.

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate XL

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Drawing of a pendant broadbill nest with a round entrance hole, hanging from a branch with serrated leaves.

Birds' nesting in India - Plate (page 176)

From: Birds' nesting in India, 1877

Engraved plate of five numbered stag beetle specimens drawn from above, showing mandibles, legs and antennae.

A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera - Plate VI

From: A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera, 1864

Hand-coloured plate of land and freshwater snail shells in numbered figures, with a species name key below.

Manual of the land and fresh-water shells of the British Islands - Plate VI

From: Manual of the land and fresh-water shells of the British Islands, 1857

Hand-colored plate of a grey rodent with white feet on grass, with enlarged paw drawings above, labeled Hapalotis albipes.

Darstellung neuer oder wenig bekannter Säugethiere in Abbildungen und Beschreibungen - Plate XXIX

From: Darstellung neuer oder wenig bekannter Säugethiere in Abbildungen und Beschreibungen, 1827

Hand-coloured 1836 plate of four pigeon species, including a crowned pigeon, a migratory pigeon, a nutmeg pigeon and a Nicoba

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel - Plate 91

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel, 1836

Plate of numbered butterflies and moths with spread wings, with species caption listing beneath, from 1914.

Lepidoptera Niepeltiana - Plate X

From: Lepidoptera Niepeltiana, 1914

Hand-coloured 1841 plate of two Voluta Melo shells with brown blotches, one seen from above and one from below.

Exotic conchology - Plate 23

From: Exotic conchology, 1841

Coloured plate of a reddish-brown weasel with white belly baring its teeth in grass near rocks and trees.

Atlas de poche des mammifères de France, de la Suisse romane et de la Belgique - Plate 31

de la Suisse romane et de la Belgique From: Atlas de poche des mammifères de France, 1910

Hand-coloured engraving of birds (pelican, owl, swan, peacock) and animals (orangutan, donkey, monkey) with French captions.

Le petit Buffon des enfants - Plate VI

From: Le petit Buffon des enfants, 1847

Hand-colored 1789 engraving of Lepidoptera moths, including large brown eyespot moths and smaller banded species.

Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata - Plate XXI

From: Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata, 1789

Engraved plate of five squirrels on a branch, two holding a pine cone and a nut, with German and French captions.

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere - Plate 107

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere, 1824

Coloured plate of four turbit pigeons on a wooden floor, with white, black-barred and blue-grey plumage and frilled necks.

The illustrated book of pigeons - Plate (page 368)

From: The illustrated book of pigeons, 1876

Plate 22 showing colored and grayscale illustrations of wasp-like insects with wings spread and detailed head drawings.

Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis - Plate 22

From: Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis, 1874

Hand-coloured plate of five fish species with labelled figures, including red, orange and green bodied fishes.

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises - Plate CCCXCI

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1862

Hand-colored plate of a shaggy primate with dark face markings climbing a green tree trunk above leafy ground plants.

The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals - Plate 43

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

Color plate of a spiny thistle plant with a goldfinch nest and three pale eggs, labeled American goldfinch.

Illustrations of the nests and eggs of birds of Ohio - Plate XLIII

From: Illustrations of the nests and eggs of birds of Ohio, 1886

Hand-coloured 1777 insect plate showing a caterpillar, pupa and four butterflies with orange and black wing patterns.

Nomenclatur und Beschreibung der Insecten in der Grafschaft Hanau-Münzenberg wie auch der - Plate 80

From: Nomenclatur und Beschreibung der Insecten in der Grafschaft Hanau-Münzenberg wie auch der, 1777