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Hand-coloured engraving of a radiated shrew above a standing rat kangaroo, both on grass, labelled Plate 67.

The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals - Plate 67

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

Hand-coloured plate of five butterflies numbered 1 to 5, showing dark wings with cream bands and eyespots.

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

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

Hand-coloured plate of numbered land and freshwater snail shells, with two large banded specimens and a species caption list.

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

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

Hand-colored plate of a black-headed sheep standing on orange ground, with an outline sketch of another sheep above.

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate LXX

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Engraved scientific plate showing stag beetles in full view and detailed views of heads, antennae, and mandibles.

A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera - Plate XI

From: A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera, 1864

Two hand-coloured illustrations of an orange Voluta aethiopica shell, one showing ribbed exterior and one showing the pale ap

Exotic conchology - Plate 39

From: Exotic conchology, 1841

Hand-coloured plate of a dark sea otter on a rocky shore with shells, plus two skull views at left.

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

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

Black and white plate of numbered butterflies and moths in rows, with species captions printed beneath the figures.

Lepidoptera Niepeltiana - Plate XVIII

From: Lepidoptera Niepeltiana, 1914

Plate of nine labelled line drawings of Vertigo snail shells with shaded apertures, arranged in a grid on cream paper.

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

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

Hand-coloured 1789 entomology plate Tab XXXVI showing moths, flies and small insects labelled fig. 1 to fig. 17.

Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata - Plate XXXVI

From: Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata, 1789

Coloured plate of several scorpionfish and lionfish with spiny fins, plus a detached fin study, from an 1862 ichthyological a

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises - Plate CCCCXIII

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1862

Engraved plate of beetles with enlarged anatomical details of mouthparts, legs and antennae, labeled A to H.

Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis - Plate 39

From: Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis, 1874

Hand-coloured plate of three fish: a slender filefish, a spotted triggerfish, and a mottled spiny species with filaments.

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Neerlandaises - Plate CCXXII

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1877

Hand-coloured 1777 plate showing six numbered butterflies in orange, brown, grey and speckled patterns on cream paper.

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

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

Engraved plate IX showing numbered freshwater bivalve shells in varied sizes, with two large specimens labelled in inches.

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

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

Scientific plate of stag beetles in dorsal views with labeled enlarged details of mandibles, legs and antennae on cream paper

A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera - Plate XII

From: A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera, 1864

Hand-colored plate of numbered land and freshwater snail shells with a caption key listing species names.

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

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

Coloured plate of two Voluta pacifica sea shells, one showing the open aperture and one the mottled outer surface.

Exotic conchology - Plate 43

From: Exotic conchology, 1841

Coloured plate of four Platycephalus flathead fish in side view with line drawings of their flattened heads from above.

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises - Plate CCCCXVIII

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1862

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Neerlandaises - Plate CCXXXIV

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1877

Plate of hand-coloured land and freshwater shells, numbered 135 to 152, with species captions at the bottom of the page.

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

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

Hand-coloured plate of two Strombus melanastomus sea shells, one upright and one reclining, with a species caption below.

Exotic conchology - Plate 47

From: Exotic conchology, 1841

Hand-coloured engraving of a male and female pinnated grouse with a leafy branch and rocky ground.

Illustrations of the game birds of North America - Plate (page 11)

From: Illustrations of the game birds of North America, 1835

Engraved frontispiece of a forest with a crocodile, a statue on a pedestal, and insects, frog and lizard on the ground.

An exposition of English insects - Plate (page 10)

From: An exposition of English insects, 1776

Lithograph plate of eight numbered freshwater snail shells and one operculum from Lake Tanganyika, 1888.

Iconographie malacologique des animaux mollusques fluviatiles du Lac Tanganika - Plate II

From: Iconographie malacologique des animaux mollusques fluviatiles du Lac Tanganika, 1888

Lithographed title page with lions, tigers and an antelope among rocks, a waterfall and palm trees, with German title letteri

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere - Plate (page 5)

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere, 1824

Engraved plate of fifteen bird heads and beaks labelled in French, showing varied bill shapes across species.

Traité élémentaire d'ornithologie - Plate II

From: Traité élémentaire d'ornithologie, 1811

Engraved plate of stag beetles with anatomical details of mandibles and legs, from Voets's 1785 coleoptera work.

Johann Euseb Voets Beschreibungen und Abbildungen hartschaaligter Insecten Coleoptera Linn - Plate I

From: Johann Euseb Voets Beschreibungen und Abbildungen hartschaaligter Insecten Coleoptera Linn, 1785

Colour plate of four buccinid sea snail shells numbered 17 to 20, with species captions below.

Atlas de poche des coquilles des côtes de France Manche, océan, Méditerranée communes, pit - Plate 4

From: Atlas de poche des coquilles des côtes de France Manche, océan, Méditerranée communes, pit, 1897

Four speckled bird eggs in a plate titled American Golden Plover, arranged in two rows on a cream background.

Eggs of British birds - Plate 3

From: Eggs of British birds, 1895