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Hand-colored plate of four beetles labeled Java, Cape, Europe and France, with antennae and legs fully extended.

The natural history of beetles - Plate 1

From: The natural history of beetles, 1852

Hand-coloured plate of numbered British land and freshwater snails and a large mussel shell, 1858.

A descriptive manual of British land and fresh water shells, containing descriptions and f - Plate VIII

containing descriptions and f From: A descriptive manual of British land and fresh water shells, 1858

Hand-colored plate of a brown kangaroo-like marsupial standing on a rocky outcrop with grass, from an 1824 mammal book.

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate (page 22)

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Hand-coloured plate of a male and female redstart and two robins perched on a mossy branch.

A natural history of British birds - Plate (page 11)

From: A natural history of British birds, 1775

Hand-coloured plate of four wasp-like insects with veined wings and banded abdomens, from British entomology 1828.

Illustrations of British entomology - Plate XXXIX

From: Illustrations of British entomology, 1828

Engraved plate of a snail with extended tentacles above a slug, with Latin captions, from Lister's 1694 anatomy.

Martini Lister Exercitatio anatomica - Plate (page 26)

From: Martini Lister Exercitatio anatomica, 1694

Hand-colored engraving of a brown agouti rodent standing on a grassy mound with rocks and shrubs, plate CLXXII.

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen - Plate CLXXII

mit Beschreibungen From: Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, 1774

Wood engraving of an owl on a branch surrounded by songbirds, with a second group of birds on the ground below, titled The Tr

Among the birds - Plate (page 10)

From: Among the birds, 1868

Coloured plate of eighteen numbered moths in brown and orange tones, titled Noctuidae, Plate 40, from a 1909 European moth st

Noctuelles et géomètres d'Europe - Plate 40

From: Noctuelles et géomètres d'Europe, 1909

Hand-coloured plate of numbered seashells and mollusks arranged in four rows, from 1778 British conchology.

Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, The British conchology - Plate I

From: Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, The British conchology, 1778

Hand-coloured plate of a brown Hemigale hosei with a dark facial mask perched on a pale branch, with leaves.

A descriptive account of the mammals of Borneo - Plate XVIII

From: A descriptive account of the mammals of Borneo, 1893

Pen drawing of a Gothic cathedral choir with a large stained glass window and four choir boys in surplices.

Birds of the wave and woodland - Plate (page 237)

From: Birds of the wave and woodland, 1894

Engraved plate of insects including a butterfly, beetles and a fly, with lettered anatomical details and wing studies.

An exposition of English insects - Plate (page 16)

From: An exposition of English insects, 1776

Plate of numbered fossil shell illustrations, including conical, spiral and bivalve specimens in rows.

Conchyliologie fossile du bassin de l'Adour, ou, Description des coquilles fossiles qui on - Plate (page 67)

From: Conchyliologie fossile du bassin de l'Adour, ou, Description des coquilles fossiles qui on, 1837

Coloured plate of a yellow wagtail with yellow breast and olive back standing by water, with a speckled egg below.

Illustrations of British birds - Plate 5

From: Illustrations of British birds, 1837

Engraved plate of stag beetles, Lucanus interruptus, showing side and top views and mandible details, numbered 1 to 8.

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

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

Numbered scientific line drawings of crustacean appendages and body segments on a cream plate page from an 1895 publication.

On some new and rare Crustacea from Scotland - Plate V

From: On some new and rare Crustacea from Scotland, 1895

Grayscale lithograph portrait of Sultan Mahmud in a jeweled turban with a feathered plume and fur-trimmed robe.

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere - Plate 1

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere, 1824

Hand-coloured engraving of two grouse-like game birds on branches with a pine cone, butterflies and insects.

Illustrations of the game birds of North America - Plate (page 15)

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

Hand-coloured plate showing three beetles: a large grey weevil at top, a yellow spotted beetle and a green beetle below.

The natural history of beetles - Plate 3

From: The natural history of beetles, 1852

Lithograph plate of freshwater snail shells from Lake Tanganika, with one large central shell and numbered smaller specimens.

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

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

Engraved plate of sixteen numbered drawings of bird feet showing free and separated toes and claws.

Traité élémentaire d'ornithologie - Plate IV

From: Traité élémentaire d'ornithologie, 1811

Hand-colored plate of four magnified wasps with transparent wings and antennae, from British entomology illustrations, 1828.

Illustrations of British entomology - Plate XLV

From: Illustrations of British entomology, 1828

Colour plate of a spiral sea snail shell, Triton nodifer, with ribbed knobs and orange-brown markings on cream.

Atlas de poche des coquilles des côtes de France Manche, océan, Méditerranée communes, pit - Plate 10

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

Hand-coloured plate of a banded-tailed squirrel clinging to a tree trunk beside green foliage.

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate (page 44)

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Six numbered speckled eggs of the woodcock, Scolopax rusticula, shown in two columns on a cream plate.

Eggs of British birds - Plate 7

From: Eggs of British birds, 1895

Plate 44 of Noctuidae showing eighteen numbered moths in brown and tan tones, wings spread, arranged in three columns.

Noctuelles et géomètres d'Europe - Plate 44

From: Noctuelles et géomètres d'Europe, 1909

Hand-coloured plate showing a large dark freshwater mussel shell with numbered smaller bivalve and snail shells around it.

A descriptive manual of British land and fresh water shells, containing descriptions and f - Plate I

containing descriptions and f From: A descriptive manual of British land and fresh water shells, 1858

Hand-colored engraving of two rodents, one on a rock slab and one curled in a burrow, with moss and stones.

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen - Plate CLXXXIV

mit Beschreibungen From: Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, 1774

Hand-coloured plate of a male and female moorhen with red bills on marsh vegetation beside a wooden post.

A natural history of British birds - Plate (page 15)

From: A natural history of British birds, 1775