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Nine numbered engraved illustrations of stag beetles and related lucanid beetles arranged in rows on a cream page.

A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera - Plate X

From: A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera, 1864

Sepia plate of labeled land and freshwater snail shells, including Paludina, Clausilia and Vertigo species, arranged in colum

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

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

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

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

Coloured plate of a moss-covered bird nest in peeling bark with three speckled eggs, labelled Black-capped Chickadee.

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

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

Sepia plate of numbered butterflies and moths arranged across the page with a species key printed below.

Lepidoptera Niepeltiana - Plate XVI

From: Lepidoptera Niepeltiana, 1914

Hand-colored plate of several yellow and green perch-like fish with detailed scales and fins, labeled with figure numbers.

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises - Plate CCCCVII

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1862

Coloured plate of a Corsican mouflon with curved horns standing on rocks, with grazing companions and mountains behind.

Atlas de poche des mammifères de France, de la Suisse romane et de la Belgique - Plate 47

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

Pencil drawing of tall grasses and a shrub with a hanging nest and two small birds, labeled nest of the purple honey sucker.

Birds' nesting in India - Plate (page 217)

From: Birds' nesting in India, 1877

Hand-colored plate of crabs and a lobster, numbered figures 1 to 6, on a cream background.

Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata - Plate XXXIII

From: Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata, 1789

Two colored illustrations of pufferfish in olive and yellow tones with fan-shaped fins, from a 1877 ichthyology atlas plate.

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Neerlandaises - Plate CCXI

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1877

Lithograph plate 171 showing a standing cow and a spotted bull with horns on grassy ground, with German, Latin and French cap

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere - Plate 171

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere, 1824

Hand-coloured scientific plate of numbered insects with wing and body detail drawings, from an 1874 entomology book.

Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis - Plate 36

From: Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis, 1874

Engraved plate of numbered British freshwater mussels and land snail shells with scale bars, from an 1896 shell collector's m

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

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

Hand-coloured engraving of a radiated shrew above a standing rat kangaroo, both on grass, labelled Plate 67.

The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals - Plate 67

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

Hand-coloured plate of five butterflies numbered 1 to 5, showing dark wings with cream bands and eyespots.

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

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 two large banded specimens and a species caption list.

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

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

Hand-colored plate of a black-headed sheep standing on orange ground, with an outline sketch of another sheep above.

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate LXX

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Engraved scientific plate showing stag beetles in full view and detailed views of heads, antennae, and mandibles.

A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera - Plate XI

From: A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera, 1864

Two hand-coloured illustrations of an orange Voluta aethiopica shell, one showing ribbed exterior and one showing the pale ap

Exotic conchology - Plate 39

From: Exotic conchology, 1841

Hand-coloured plate of a dark sea otter on a rocky shore with shells, plus two skull views at left.

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

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

Black and white plate of numbered butterflies and moths in rows, with species captions printed beneath the figures.

Lepidoptera Niepeltiana - Plate XVIII

From: Lepidoptera Niepeltiana, 1914

Plate of nine labelled line drawings of Vertigo snail shells with shaded apertures, arranged in a grid on cream paper.

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

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

Hand-coloured 1789 entomology plate Tab XXXVI showing moths, flies and small insects labelled fig. 1 to fig. 17.

Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata - Plate XXXVI

From: Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata, 1789

Coloured plate of several scorpionfish and lionfish with spiny fins, plus a detached fin study, from an 1862 ichthyological a

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises - Plate CCCCXIII

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1862

Engraved plate of beetles with enlarged anatomical details of mouthparts, legs and antennae, labeled A to H.

Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis - Plate 39

From: Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis, 1874

Hand-coloured plate of three fish: a slender filefish, a spotted triggerfish, and a mottled spiny species with filaments.

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Neerlandaises - Plate CCXXII

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1877

Hand-coloured 1777 plate showing six numbered butterflies in orange, brown, grey and speckled patterns on cream paper.

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

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

Engraved plate IX showing numbered freshwater bivalve shells in varied sizes, with two large specimens labelled in inches.

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

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

Scientific plate of stag beetles in dorsal views with labeled enlarged details of mandibles, legs and antennae on cream paper

A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera - Plate XII

From: A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera, 1864

Hand-colored plate of numbered land and freshwater snail shells with a caption key listing species names.

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

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