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Hand-coloured engraving of a shaggy dark three-toed sloth with pale face hanging from a green branch beside pink flowers.

The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals - Plate 26

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

Coloured botanical plate of long-leaved willow showing a large leaf, catkins and branches with stamens.

The North American sylva or, a description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad - Plate (page 123)

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

Colour plate of a chipping sparrow nest on an apple branch with three speckled blue eggs below.

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

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

Hand-coloured plate of eight numbered butterflies, mostly blue and grey, some resting on grass stems.

Nomenclatur und Beschreibung der Insecten in der Grafschaft Hanau-Münzenberg wie auch der - Plate 44

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

Hand-coloured 1841 plate showing two views of a Voluta pacifica shell, one exterior with zigzag bands, one showing the open a

Exotic conchology - Plate 15

From: Exotic conchology, 1841

Hand-colored plate of a striped mongoose-like mammal climbing a green tree trunk, head raised, from 1824 natural history book

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate XXVIII

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Engraved botanical plate of Bejaria racemosa showing a flowering branch with buds, leaves, and numbered flower dissection det

Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues - Plate 51

From: Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues, 1799

Shaded pencil sketch of a rocky outcrop with ridges, labeled as the breeding place of the terns, on a cream page.

Birds' nesting in India - Plate (page 109)

From: Birds' nesting in India, 1877

Hand-colored plate of five beetles, a large black stag beetle at center with smaller red and orange beetles around it.

A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera - Plate IV

From: A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera, 1864

Sepia plate of labeled freshwater and land snail shells, including Limnaea stagnalis and Ancylus species, from an 1880 natura

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

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

Hand-colored plate of Cervus rufus: a male deer with antlers, a female lying down, and a spotted fawn in a grassy landscape.

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

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

Engraved plate of three Gothic garden chapels and a hermitage beside a river with a bridge and boat.

Traité de la composition et de l'ornement des jardins - Plate 53

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

Hand-coloured 1836 plate showing four parrot species perched on branches, with German, Latin and French labels.

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel - Plate 67

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel, 1836

Plate of eleven numbered Parnassius butterflies, upper and under wing views, with dark spots on pale wings and a caption belo

Lepidoptera Niepeltiana - Plate VII

From: Lepidoptera Niepeltiana, 1914

Hand-coloured plate of two Platax-type fish specimens with yellow fins and detailed scales, from an 1862 ichthyological atlas

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises - Plate CCCLXXXI

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1862

Coloured plate of a brown subterranean vole crawling among green grass stems and leafy plants beside a burrow entrance.

Atlas de poche des mammifères de France, de la Suisse romane et de la Belgique - Plate 23

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

Hand-coloured botanical plate of orchid stems with flowers, roots, and magnified floral dissections in red, green, and brown.

Ferdinandi Bauer Illustrationes florae Novae Hollandiae, sive, Icones generum quae in Prod - Plate (page 17)

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

Hand-coloured engraving of numbered sea fish and a shark above, and birds including a vulture on rocks below.

Le petit Buffon des enfants - Plate VIII

From: Le petit Buffon des enfants, 1847

Hand-coloured 1789 plate of five butterflies, including a black and blue species and a yellow striped swallowtail.

Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata - Plate XIV

From: Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata, 1789

Hand-colored plate of coiled eels with blotched brown markings and detailed jaw diagrams, from an 1877 Dutch East Indies fish

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Neerlandaises - Plate CLIII

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1877

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere - Plate 74

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere, 1824

Hand-coloured botanical plate of a silver-leaved willow branch with narrow leaves, red and yellow catkins, and detail studies

The North American sylva or, a description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad - Plate (page 142)

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

Coloured plate of two fancy pigeons, a yellow barb and a red barb, standing on a ledge against a stone wall.

The illustrated book of pigeons - Plate (page 286)

From: The illustrated book of pigeons, 1876

Hand-coloured plate of beetles with orange and black wing covers and large antennae, plus small anatomical line drawings.

Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis - Plate 16

From: Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis, 1874

Engraved plate of fifteen numbered British land and freshwater snail shells, with a large banded shell at center.

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

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

Hand-coloured engraving of a rhinoceros leaning against a tree trunk, with plate number 32 and the label RHINOCEROS.

The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals - Plate 32

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

Engraved botanical plate of Andromeda cassinefolia showing a flowering branch and numbered floral detail drawings.

Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues - Plate 60

From: Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues, 1799

Coloured plate of a blue-winged yellow warbler nest in grass and stems, with a perched bird and three speckled eggs.

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

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

Hand-coloured plate of eight numbered butterflies in blue, brown and grey, labelled Tab. 56, from a 1777 insect catalogue.

Nomenclatur und Beschreibung der Insecten in der Grafschaft Hanau-Münzenberg wie auch der - Plate 56

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 species names listed below.

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

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