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Hand-colored plate of an adult and young Dama antelope on grass, with a trough, rocks and distant pyramids.

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

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

Engraved plan of a town garden with curved paths, tree groves, a round basin, and symmetrical parterre beds.

Traité de la composition et de l'ornement des jardins - Plate 12

From: Traité de la composition et de l'ornement des jardins, 1825

Hand-coloured 1836 plate showing four perched birds: a crested waxwing, a yellow oriole, a brown African bird and a black and

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel - Plate 19

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel, 1836

Title page of an 1795 beetle enumeration listing Scarabaeus species in two columns, with a purple library stamp.

Enumeratio insectorum elytratorum circa Erlangam indigenarum secundum systema fabricianum, - Plate (page 13)

From: Enumeratio insectorum elytratorum circa Erlangam indigenarum secundum systema fabricianum, 1795

Coloured plate of a volute sea shell with orange and brown striped markings on a cream page.

Exotic conchology - Plate 3

From: Exotic conchology, 1841

Coloured plate of a Crocidura shrew and two others among grass, with red earthworms and a golden field behind.

Atlas de poche des mammifères de France, de la Suisse romane et de la Belgique - Plate 7

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

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Aneilema crispata with white flowers, green leaves, and dissected floral and seed details.

Ferdinandi Bauer Illustrationes florae Novae Hollandiae, sive, Icones generum quae in Prod - Plate (page 10)

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

Hand-coloured 1847 plate of animals numbered 1 to 14, including a lion, tiger, pigeons, stag and dog in landscapes.

Le petit Buffon des enfants - Plate I

From: Le petit Buffon des enfants, 1847

Two coloured illustrations of stag beetles with black heads and legs and red-orange wing covers, numbered 1 and 2 on a cream

A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera - Plate I

From: A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera, 1864

Sepia plate of two freshwater mussel shells, Unio Margaritifer and Anodonta anatina, one showing its pale interior.

The land and freshwater shells of the British Isles - Plate II

From: The land and freshwater shells of the British Isles, 1880

Two lithograph drawings of capuchin monkeys with long curled tails, one reaching forward and one sitting, from an 1824 natura

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere - Plate 34

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere, 1824

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Lea's Oak branch with lobed green leaves, acorns and enlarged acorn details labelled a and b

The North American sylva or, a description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad - Plate (page 41)

From: The North American sylva or, a description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad, 1842

Chromolithograph of a red-pied pouter cock pigeon with a swollen breast perched on a ledge beside ivy and a brick wall.

The illustrated book of pigeons - Plate (page 138)

From: The illustrated book of pigeons, 1876

Coloured plate of five butterflies and moths in green, yellow, pink and red, numbered 1 to 5 under the heading Tafel III.

Lepidoptera Niepeltiana - Plate III

From: Lepidoptera Niepeltiana, 1914

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises - Plate CCCLXV

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1862

Hand-coloured engraving of a mustache monkey on a branch and a long nosed monkey seated on mossy ground.

The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals - Plate 9

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

Engraved botanical plate of Scandix pinnatifida with a flowering stem, spiky seed heads and magnified flower details.

Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues - Plate 14

From: Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues, 1799

Coloured plate of a loggerhead shrike nest among thorny branches with green leaves and three eggs at right.

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

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

Hand-colored 1789 engraving plate of numbered longhorn beetles with long antennae, labeled Coleoptera, Tab. V.

Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata - Plate V

From: Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata, 1789

Colour plate of a green carp-like fish with orange fins, with a grey top-view drawing of the fish below.

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Neerlandaises - Plate CXIX

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1877

Hand-coloured plate of a tufted marmoset with a striped tail gripping a branch, French caption below.

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate X

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Engraved plate of greenhouse and hotbed sections, frame details and floor plans with scale bars, numbered Plate 20.

Traité de la composition et de l'ornement des jardins - Plate 20

From: Traité de la composition et de l'ornement des jardins, 1825

Pencil-style plate of a tall tree with a large nest and two birds perched in its crown above a flat landscape.

Birds' nesting in India - Plate (page 79)

From: Birds' nesting in India, 1877

Hand-coloured plate of scarab beetles in red, yellow, orange and black with line drawings of body parts and numbered labels.

Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis - Plate 6

From: Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis, 1874

Engraved plate of labelled mollusc diagrams: bivalve shell hinge, gastropod shell parts, and a snail with mantle and tentacle

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

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

Hand-coloured plate of a male and female antelope in grassland beside a flowering shrub, labelled Antilope Capreolus.

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

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

Hand-coloured botanical plate of a rosette plant with blue globe flower heads and surrounding dissections of flower parts and

Ferdinandi Bauer Illustrationes florae Novae Hollandiae, sive, Icones generum quae in Prod - Plate (page 12)

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

Hand-coloured 1836 bird plate showing four perching birds in yellow, black, white, brown and green with German captions.

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel - Plate 31

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel, 1836

Hand-coloured plate of red admiral butterfly life stages with caterpillars, chrysalides and an egg on nettle leaves.

Nomenclatur und Beschreibung der Insecten in der Grafschaft Hanau-Münzenberg wie auch der - Plate 20

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

Hand-colored plate of five freshwater mussel shells in dark, green and brown tones, labeled with Unio and Alasmodon species n

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

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