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Coloured plate showing six eggs of the black-tailed godwit, numbered 1 to 6, varying from plain olive to heavily spotted.

Eggs of British birds - Plate 25

From: Eggs of British birds, 1895

Plate 62 showing eighteen numbered moth specimens in brown, tan and green tones, titled Noctuidae.

Noctuelles et géomètres d'Europe - Plate 62

From: Noctuelles et géomètres d'Europe, 1909

Plate of numbered freshwater bivalve shell drawings in grey shading, arranged in rows, from Lake Tanganyika malacology book,

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

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

Hand-colored plate of a brown deer-like mammal with antlers standing on a rocky ledge, from an 1824 natural history book.

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate (page 154)

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Hand-coloured plate of a male sparrow hawk perched on a branch beside a tree stump, with a small bird below.

A natural history of British birds - Plate (page 29)

From: A natural history of British birds, 1775

Hand-coloured plate Tab. VI showing a large mayfly and five numbered moths with Latin captions, from 1776 insect exposition.

An exposition of English insects - Plate VI

From: An exposition of English insects, 1776

Colour plate of three bivalve shells numbered 136 to 138, brown and cream, from an 1897 French shell atlas.

Atlas de poche des coquilles des côtes de France Manche, océan, Méditerranée communes, pit - Plate 40

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

Hand-coloured engraving of a brown alpine rodent with grey ears on a rock among green plants and moss, with an insect below.

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

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

Hand-coloured plate of a black Cornish chough with red beak and legs on a rock, with an egg shown beside it.

Illustrations of British birds - Plate 45

From: Illustrations of British birds, 1837

Engraved plate of three scarab beetles in side view and an enlarged wing case showing surface texture.

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

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

Hand-coloured plate VI of numbered land and freshwater snail shells in brown, yellow, pink and green tones.

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

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

Lithograph plate of Mylodon robustus limb bones, including humerus, ulna and radius, numbered and shown at scale.

Description of the skeleton of an extinct gigantic Sloth, Mylodon robustus, Owen, with obs - Plate XIV

From: Description of the skeleton of an extinct gigantic Sloth, Mylodon robustus, Owen, with obs, 1842

Hand-coloured engraving of two ptarmigan on rocks, one in white winter plumage and one in brown summer plumage.

Illustrations of the game birds of North America - Plate (page 27)

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

Hand-coloured plate of four beetles in brown, green, pink and red, numbered and labelled with species names.

The natural history of beetles - Plate 19

From: The natural history of beetles, 1852

Hand-colored plate of nine numbered scallop and bivalve shells in orange, red, yellow and white, from an 1778 British conchol

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

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

Black and white lithograph plate of a spotted hyena above and a striped hyena below, with German, Latin and French labels.

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere - Plate 80

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere, 1824

Six numbered illustrations of speckled killdeer plover eggs in two columns, with a caption naming the species.

Eggs of British birds - Plate 30

From: Eggs of British birds, 1895

Hand-colored plate of four winged insects with long legs and antennae, plus magnified anatomical details of antennae and mout

Illustrations of British entomology - Plate 44

From: Illustrations of British entomology, 1828

Lithograph plate of three freshwater bivalve shells from Lake Tanganyika, showing two views of oval shells and one narrow pro

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

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

Engraved anatomical plate showing whale skeleton, skulls, vertebrae, ribs and flipper bones, numbered for reference.

Ostéographie des cétacés vivants et fossiles - Plate XLI

From: Ostéographie des cétacés vivants et fossiles, 1880

Hand-coloured plate of a young cuckoo perched above a white wagtail holding a worm on a mossy branch.

A natural history of British birds - Plate (page 31)

From: A natural history of British birds, 1775

Hand-coloured plate of eighteen numbered moths in pink, yellow, brown and cream, titled Noctuidae, Plate 65.

Noctuelles et géomètres d'Europe - Plate 65

From: Noctuelles et géomètres d'Europe, 1909

Colored plate of two bivalve seashells, Cardium oblongum and Chama gryphoides, from an 1897 French shell atlas.

Atlas de poche des coquilles des côtes de France Manche, océan, Méditerranée communes, pit - Plate 46

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

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate (page 174)

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Hand-coloured plate of a treecreeper on a mossy branch with a speckled egg in the lower right corner.

Illustrations of British birds - Plate 53

From: Illustrations of British birds, 1837

Hand-coloured 1776 plate of eight numbered horseflies with a wing diagram above, from An Exposition of English Insects.

An exposition of English insects - Plate VII

From: An exposition of English insects, 1776

Hand-coloured plate VII showing numbered British land and freshwater snail shells in varied spiral forms and colours.

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

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

Two coloured plates of antlers, numbered 1 and 2, showing branching tines on a cream background.

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

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

Hand-coloured engraving of a male and female Virginian partridge standing in grassy landscapes with plants.

Illustrations of the game birds of North America - Plate (page 31)

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

Engraved plate of beetles, with a large central scarab beetle and smaller detail figures of beetle heads and parts.

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

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