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Hand-coloured botanical plate of a Celtis reticulata branch with green leaves and red berries, labelled Small leaved Nettle t

The North American sylva or, a description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad - Plate (page 238)

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

Colored plate showing numbered groups of bird eggs in brown, blue and speckled patterns, with species captions below.

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

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

Hand-coloured plate of numbered wasp specimens with black bodies, orange abdomens and wings, plus anatomical detail drawings.

Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis - Plate 29

From: Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis, 1874

Colour plate of two views of a spotted Mitra pertusa shell with brown dots on cream background, labeled plate 30.

Exotic conchology - Plate 31

From: Exotic conchology, 1841

The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals - Plate 54

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

Drawing of a cup-shaped bird nest on a branch among leaves, labeled nest of the yellow-bellied fantail.

Birds' nesting in India - Plate (page 207)

From: Birds' nesting in India, 1877

Hand-colored 1777 plate of six brown butterflies with yellow, orange and blue eyespots, numbered 1 to 6.

Nomenclatur und Beschreibung der Insecten in der Grafschaft Hanau-Münzenberg wie auch der - Plate 103

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

Plate VIII of 1880 showing labelled photographs of Helix and Bulimus land snail shells in multiple views.

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

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

Hand-colored plate of a brown deer with small antlers standing on a grassy mound, from an 1824 mammal natural history.

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate LVIII

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel - Plate 127

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel, 1836

Lithographic plate of stag beetles with enlarged mandible and antenna details, numbered for comparison.

A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera - Plate IX

From: A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera, 1864

Hand-colored plate of orange and yellow reef fish with numbered figures and Latin captions along the margin.

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises - Plate CCCCII

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1862

Hand-coloured plate of two golden moles on grassy mounds beside burrow openings, labelled Chrysochloris aurata and holoserice

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

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

Coloured plate of three pigeon breeds, Priest, Swiss or Crescent, and Fire-back, on a rocky ground with a shrub.

The illustrated book of pigeons - Plate (page 444)

From: The illustrated book of pigeons, 1876

Plate XV showing numbered moths and butterflies with spread wings, species captions printed along the bottom edge.

Lepidoptera Niepeltiana - Plate XV

From: Lepidoptera Niepeltiana, 1914

Coloured plate of eight numbered anglerfish specimens with mottled skin and fleshy lures, labelled Plate CXCIX.

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Neerlandaises - Plate CXCIX

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1877

Coloured plate of a fallow deer stag with antlers in a forest clearing, with a doe and other deer behind.

Atlas de poche des mammifères de France, de la Suisse romane et de la Belgique - Plate 43

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

Plate LX showing rows of bird eggs of nine species, with white, buff, pale blue and speckled brown eggs labelled by species.

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

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

Hand-coloured 1789 plate of wingless arthropods including spiders, a scorpion, centipedes, woodlice and small crustaceans.

Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata - Plate XXX

From: Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata, 1789

Engraved Plate VII showing numbered British land and freshwater snail and mussel shells in fine line drawings.

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

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

Plate 162 with two lithograph antelope profiles, a white oryx-type antelope above and a gazelle below, with captions.

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere - Plate 162

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere, 1824

Drawing of a gnarled tree trunk with a hollow nest and a small owl, captioned Nest of the Brown Fish Owl.

Birds' nesting in India - Plate (page 212)

From: Birds' nesting in India, 1877

Hand-coloured entomology plate with stick and leaf insects and grey anatomical drawings of a large central insect.

Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis - Plate 32

From: Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis, 1874

Hand-coloured plate of numbered freshwater and land snail shells in brown and cream tones, with species captions below.

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

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

Engraved plate of a dark bear climbing a tree trunk, labelled BEAR and PL. 60, on a yellowed book page.

The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals - Plate 60

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

Hand-coloured plate of five seabirds and waterfowl on rocks, labelled in German, Latin and French, from 1836.

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel - Plate 139

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel, 1836

Hand-coloured 1777 insect plate with orange and yellow butterflies, patterned moths, and a caterpillar with chrysalis on a le

Nomenclatur und Beschreibung der Insecten in der Grafschaft Hanau-Münzenberg wie auch der - Plate 115

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

Two colored illustrations of Voluta Cymbium seashells, one showing the mottled brown exterior and one the pale glossy interio

Exotic conchology - Plate 35

From: Exotic conchology, 1841

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate LXIV

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Chromolithograph of three magpie pigeons with white bodies and dark, chestnut and golden wings on a grassy slope.

The illustrated book of pigeons - Plate (page 460)

From: The illustrated book of pigeons, 1876