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Hand-coloured plate of a brown rodent with a long tail climbing a weathered tree trunk, from an 1824 mammal book.

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate XXXIV

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Engraved plate showing three garden tombs with carved reliefs, columns and statues surrounded by trees, from an 1825 garden t

Traité de la composition et de l'ornement des jardins - Plate 61

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

Pencil drawing of a cup-shaped bird nest wedged between two thorny branches, with fibres trailing below.

Birds' nesting in India - Plate (page 130)

From: Birds' nesting in India, 1877

Engraved plate of five numbered stag beetle specimens, the largest at top center with branched mandibles and spiny legs.

A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera - Plate V

From: A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera, 1864

Hand-coloured plate of two Mitra glabra shells, one showing its open aperture, with caption below.

Exotic conchology - Plate 19

From: Exotic conchology, 1841

Coloured plate of a jerboa, Dipus decumanus, standing upright among grasses and shrubs, with a long tail.

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

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

Hand-coloured botanical plate of a Grevillea banksii branch with red flower heads and dissected flower and seed details.

Ferdinandi Bauer Illustrationes florae Novae Hollandiae, sive, Icones generum quae in Prod - Plate (page 18)

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

Hand-coloured 1836 bird plate showing a long-tailed bird of paradise and two hummingbirds perched on branches.

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel - Plate 79

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel, 1836

Black and white plate of seven numbered butterfly specimens with open wings, captioned Tafel IX, from a 1914 lepidoptera publ

Lepidoptera Niepeltiana - Plate IX

From: Lepidoptera Niepeltiana, 1914

Plate of labelled slug illustrations including Limax flavus, L. maximus, and Testacella haliotidea, with shell details.

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

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

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 botanical plate of American mangle showing green leaves, pale yellow flowers and buds, and a long brown pod.

The North American sylva or, a description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad - Plate (page 174)

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

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

Engraved botanical plate of Metrosideros lophantha with a branch of narrow leaves, brush-like flowers and detail dissections.

Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues - Plate 69

From: Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues, 1799

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

Engraved plate showing a Gothic garden pavilion and a round pavilion of rest among trees, with floor plans below.

Traité de la composition et de l'ornement des jardins - Plate 69

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

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

Hand-coloured botanical plate of a plant with yellow star-shaped flowers, roots, and dissected flower and seed parts.

Ferdinandi Bauer Illustrationes florae Novae Hollandiae, sive, Icones generum quae in Prod - Plate (page 19)

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

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