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Hand-coloured engraved plate showing four bivalve shells with concentric green and yellow growth rings, numbered XII.

Illustrations of the land and fresh water conchology of Great Britain and Ireland - Plate XII

From: Illustrations of the land and fresh water conchology of Great Britain and Ireland, 1845

Lithographic plate showing numbered fossil bones, vertebrae, limb bones and a jaw fragment with teeth.

Hitherto unpublished plates of Tertiary Mammalia and Permian Vertebrata - Plate (page 117)

From: Hitherto unpublished plates of Tertiary Mammalia and Permian Vertebrata, 1915

Hand-coloured botanical engraving of Cerastium semidecandrum with stems, flowers, and dissection details.

Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs - Plate 33

From: Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs, 1777

Hand-coloured plate of a black swallow puff-bird with orange breast and white wing patch perched on a branch.

A selection of the birds of Brazil and Mexico - Plate 36

From: A selection of the birds of Brazil and Mexico, 1841

Scientific plate of a lacewing insect with veined wings and long antennae, with a smaller figure above, labelled Tab. 18.

Symbolae ad monographiam generis chrysopae, Leach - Plate 18

Leach From: Symbolae ad monographiam generis chrysopae, 1851

Icones piscium, or, Plates of rare fishes - Plate 5

James Barker Emery, 1843

Hand-coloured plate of a pygmy antelope standing above a white antelope lying on grass, from an 1811 natural history book.

The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals - Plate 91

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

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Petasostylis nigrescens with blue flowers, green leaves and grey dissection details.

Herbier général de l'amateur, deuxiéme série - Plate (page 167)

deuxiéme série From: Herbier général de l'amateur, 1847

Watercolour plate of a rufous whistling duck with dark wing feathers standing by reeds in marsh vegetation.

Illustrations of Indian ornithology - Plate XXIII

From: Illustrations of Indian ornithology, 1847

Plate 37 showing three swallowtail butterflies in black and cream, with a flowering stem and bulbs with roots.

Arcana entomologica, or, Illustrations of new, rare, and interesting insects - Plate 37

From: Arcana entomologica, or, Illustrations of new, rare, and interesting insects, 1841

Pen and ink plate of a freshwater mussel shell, one valve open to show interior structures, labeled Plate LXXVII.

The Unionidae of Kansas - Plate LXXVII

From: The Unionidae of Kansas, 1902

Hand-colored plate of a red fox walking past a weathered wooden fence with a leafy branch, labeled The Common Fox.

Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes - Plate XXI

From: Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes, 1890

Painted plate of slender white birch trees with pale bark in a green meadow under a cloudy sky.

Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il - Plate (page 129)

From: Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il, 1911

Hand-coloured plate of a black and white shrike perched on a branch beside a wasp, with leaves and berries.

Zoologia typica - Plate 33

From: Zoologia typica, 1849

Engraved page of spiders, a scorpion, beetles and a moth with Latin captions, from a 1634 insect natural history book.

Insectorum sive minimorum animalium theatrum - Plate (page 350)

From: Insectorum sive minimorum animalium theatrum, 1634

Engraved plate of three fish specimens with banded bodies and fins, numbered 1 to 3, from an 1800 French fish atlas.

Atlas des poissons - Plate 59

From: Atlas des poissons, 1800

Hand-colored plate of six rodents including ground squirrels, a marmot, and burrowing moles, labeled with figure numbers and

Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populären Naturgeschichte der Säugethiere in ihren sämmt - Plate (page 89)

From: Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populären Naturgeschichte der Säugethiere in ihren sämmt, 1860

Coloured botanical plate of Holcus lanatus grass with roots, flower panicles, and numbered floral dissection details.

Les meilleures plantes fourragères - Plate 7

From: Les meilleures plantes fourragères, 1883

Hand-colored engraving of two songbirds, one perched on a twig with a red throat, one standing with a blue throat.

Kupfertafeln zur Naturgeschichte der Vögel - Plate 17

From: Kupfertafeln zur Naturgeschichte der Vögel, 1832

Coloured plate VII showing five numbered British butterflies with black, white and orange wing patterns, from 1885.

British butterflies - Plate VII

From: British butterflies, 1885

Hand-coloured plate of Bulinus snail shells in several sizes and patterns, numbered 80, 19, 85, 86, 87.

The conchological illustrations or, Coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent - Plate (page 175)

From: The conchological illustrations or, Coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent, 1832

The marine mammals of the north-western coast of North America - Plate XII

From: The marine mammals of the north-western coast of North America, 1874

Engraved botanical plate of a lady fern frond, a pinna, and magnified spore cases on a stem.

The ferns of Sidmouth - Plate (page 39)

From: The ferns of Sidmouth, 1862

Hand-colored plate of Brown's Parrakeet perched on a branch, with blue wings, a black head and scalloped yellow back feathers

Illustrations of the family of Psittacidœ, or parrots - Plate 20

or parrots From: Illustrations of the family of Psittacidœ, 1832

Hand-coloured plate of three butterflies: a large black and yellow species above two pale species with dark veins.

Descriptions and figures of some new lepidopterous insects, chiefly from Nepal - Plate 7

chiefly from Nepal From: Descriptions and figures of some new lepidopterous insects, 1846

Hand-coloured plate XVI showing four numbered freshwater mussel shells in brown, green and blue tones.

Illustrations of the land and fresh water conchology of Great Britain and Ireland - Plate XVI

From: Illustrations of the land and fresh water conchology of Great Britain and Ireland, 1845

Lithograph plate of numbered fossil bones including long limb bones, a jaw with teeth, and small foot elements, labeled Aelur

Hitherto unpublished plates of Tertiary Mammalia and Permian Vertebrata - Plate CXIX

From: Hitherto unpublished plates of Tertiary Mammalia and Permian Vertebrata, 1915

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Ranunculus hirsutus with yellow buttercup flowers, lobed leaves, roots and numbered detail d

Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs - Plate 40

From: Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs, 1777

Hand-coloured plate of a black-backed tanager with rufous head and green wings perched on a branch.

A selection of the birds of Brazil and Mexico - Plate 43

From: A selection of the birds of Brazil and Mexico, 1841

Hand-coloured 1859 plate of moths, green caterpillars and a brown pupa arranged around a cypress-like branch.

Iconographie et description de chenilles et lépidopteres inédits - Plate 9

From: Iconographie et description de chenilles et lépidopteres inédits, 1859

Pen-and-ink drawing of a freshwater mussel shell with interior hinge detail, labeled Plate LXXIX.

The Unionidae of Kansas - Plate LXXIX

From: The Unionidae of Kansas, 1902

Hand-coloured engraving of a Cape sheep standing above a Cretan sheep with curled horns and shaggy fleece.

The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals - Plate 103

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

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Spiraea douglasii showing pink flower spikes and dark green serrated leaves on a branch.

Herbier général de l'amateur, deuxiéme série - Plate (page 197)

deuxiéme série From: Herbier général de l'amateur, 1847

Hand-colored plate of a falcon with black back, rufous breast and white throat perched on a branch.

Illustrations of Indian ornithology - Plate XXVIII

From: Illustrations of Indian ornithology, 1847

Hand-colored plate of a lacewing insect with long antennae and netted wings, plus a smaller specimen above, labeled Chrysopa.

Symbolae ad monographiam generis chrysopae, Leach - Plate 23

Leach From: Symbolae ad monographiam generis chrysopae, 1851

Engraved plate showing three fish labeled Le Bodian, Le Jacob Evertsen, and Le Jaguar, with detailed scales and fins.

Atlas des poissons - Plate 72

From: Atlas des poissons, 1800

Coloured plate of a kit fox walking over rocks beside grass tufts, with a dark-tipped bushy tail.

Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes - Plate XXV

From: Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes, 1890

Colour plate of a large white oak tree in a grassy field under a pale sky, captioned White Oak, Waverly, Mass.

Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il - Plate (page 185)

From: Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il, 1911

Hand-coloured plate of a yellow oriole perched on a branch with red and green leaves, labelled Oriolus Kundoo.

Zoologia typica - Plate 38

From: Zoologia typica, 1849

Engraved plate of beetles with enlarged anatomical details and a central flowering plant with narrow leaves.

Arcana entomologica, or, Illustrations of new, rare, and interesting insects - Plate 45

From: Arcana entomologica, or, Illustrations of new, rare, and interesting insects, 1841

Hand-coloured plate of numbered Neritina sea snail shells, showing striped, mottled and open-aperture views.

The conchological illustrations or, Coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent - Plate (page 207)

From: The conchological illustrations or, Coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent, 1832

Hand-colored plate of a prehensile-tailed porcupine on a branch and a crested porcupine walking on grass.

Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populären Naturgeschichte der Säugethiere in ihren sämmt - Plate (page 103)

From: Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populären Naturgeschichte der Säugethiere in ihren sämmt, 1860

Coloured botanical plate of meadow foxtail grass with spiky flower heads, roots, and numbered floret and seed detail drawings

Les meilleures plantes fourragères - Plate 9

From: Les meilleures plantes fourragères, 1883

Hand-coloured 1832 plate showing two frigatebirds on rocks, one black with a red throat pouch, one brown and white.

Kupfertafeln zur Naturgeschichte der Vögel - Plate 20

From: Kupfertafeln zur Naturgeschichte der Vögel, 1832

Coloured plate of British butterflies with open and closed wings, including red admiral and peacock butterfly, numbered 1 to

British butterflies - Plate VIII

From: British butterflies, 1885

Hand-coloured engraving of four freshwater mussel shells, showing exteriors and open interiors in green and brown tones.

Illustrations of the land and fresh water conchology of Great Britain and Ireland - Plate XIX

From: Illustrations of the land and fresh water conchology of Great Britain and Ireland, 1845

Grey lithograph of a whale's tail flukes and dorsal fin on cream paper, labeled Plate XIII.

The marine mammals of the north-western coast of North America - Plate XIII

From: The marine mammals of the north-western coast of North America, 1874

Line drawing of sea spleenwort fern with fronds, roots and an inset of leaf venation, from an 1862 plate.

The ferns of Sidmouth - Plate (page 47)

From: The ferns of Sidmouth, 1862

Hand-colored plate of a red, yellow and green Stanley parrakeet perched on a branch, with its title below.

Illustrations of the family of Psittacidœ, or parrots - Plate 23

or parrots From: Illustrations of the family of Psittacidœ, 1832

Hand-coloured plate of two butterflies, one brown with yellow spots and one black with yellow and grey markings.

Descriptions and figures of some new lepidopterous insects, chiefly from Nepal - Plate 8

chiefly from Nepal From: Descriptions and figures of some new lepidopterous insects, 1846

Engraved plate showing two freshwater mussel shells, numbered 1 and 2, with fine concentric growth lines.

The Unionidae of Kansas - Plate LXXXI

From: The Unionidae of Kansas, 1902

Lithograph of the underside of a fossil mammal skull showing molar rows, labelled Aphelops megalodus, Plate CXXVII.

Hitherto unpublished plates of Tertiary Mammalia and Permian Vertebrata - Plate CXXVII

From: Hitherto unpublished plates of Tertiary Mammalia and Permian Vertebrata, 1915

Hand-coloured botanical plate of white dead-nettle, Lamium album, with flowering stems, leaves, roots and flower dissections.

Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs - Plate 45

From: Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs, 1777

Hand-coloured plate of a green and yellow straw-crested flycatcher perched on a branch, with wing and bill details below.

A selection of the birds of Brazil and Mexico - Plate 49

From: A selection of the birds of Brazil and Mexico, 1841

Engraved plate of three fish with detailed scales and fins, labeled in French, from an 1800 fish atlas.

Atlas des poissons - Plate 84

From: Atlas des poissons, 1800

Hand-colored engraving of a brown bull with white horns standing on a rocky outcrop, labeled Bull, plate 101.

The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals - Plate 101

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

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Gloxinia gesnerioides with pink tubular flowers, green leaves and dissected detail drawings.

Herbier général de l'amateur, deuxiéme série - Plate (page 227)

deuxiéme série From: Herbier général de l'amateur, 1847

Hand-coloured plate of a blue bird with orange throat perched on a branch with leaves, labelled Muscicapula sapphira.

Illustrations of Indian ornithology - Plate XXXII

From: Illustrations of Indian ornithology, 1847

Hand-coloured plate of two green lacewing insects with veined wings and long antennae, labelled a and b, from 1851.

Symbolae ad monographiam generis chrysopae, Leach - Plate 28

Leach From: Symbolae ad monographiam generis chrysopae, 1851

Hand-coloured 1832 plate of seven numbered Murex sea shells with spiny ridges and banded colour patterns.

The conchological illustrations or, Coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent - Plate (page 253)

From: The conchological illustrations or, Coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent, 1832

Coloured plate of a desert fox, Canis leucopus, standing on rocky ground with hills behind it.

Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes - Plate XXIX

From: Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes, 1890

Watercolor plate of a sugar maple tree with a dense green crown standing in a grassy field, labeled Campton, Grafton Co., N.H

Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il - Plate (page 239)

From: Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il, 1911

Hand-coloured plate of a brown songbird on a branch beside a vine, a hanging pouch nest, and two red eggs.

Zoologia typica - Plate 44

From: Zoologia typica, 1849

Engraved plate of six numbered insects beside a sketched flowering plant with scale bars, from an 1841 entomology book.

Arcana entomologica, or, Illustrations of new, rare, and interesting insects - Plate 53

From: Arcana entomologica, or, Illustrations of new, rare, and interesting insects, 1841

Hand-coloured engraving of three freshwater bivalve shells, two open showing interiors, from an 1845 British conchology plate

Illustrations of the land and fresh water conchology of Great Britain and Ireland - Plate XXII

From: Illustrations of the land and fresh water conchology of Great Britain and Ireland, 1845

Hand-coloured plate showing a domestic pig grazing and an Indian babirusa with curved tusks standing on grass.

Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populären Naturgeschichte der Säugethiere in ihren sämmt - Plate (page 119)

From: Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populären Naturgeschichte der Säugethiere in ihren sämmt, 1860

Coloured botanical plate of Anthoxanthum odoratum grass showing flowering spikes, roots and magnified floral dissections.

Les meilleures plantes fourragères - Plate 10

From: Les meilleures plantes fourragères, 1883

Hand-colored engraved plate showing three small songbirds in brown and grey plumage, one perched on a branch, numbered 23.

Kupfertafeln zur Naturgeschichte der Vögel - Plate 23

From: Kupfertafeln zur Naturgeschichte der Vögel, 1832

Coloured plate IX showing numbered butterflies with orange, brown and blue wings, some open and some closed.

British butterflies - Plate IX

From: British butterflies, 1885

Line drawing of two freshwater mussel shells, one exterior and one interior view, labeled Plate LXXXIII.

The Unionidae of Kansas - Plate LXXXIII

From: The Unionidae of Kansas, 1902

Grey lithograph of a sperm whale's tail and rear body on cream paper, labeled Physeter macrocephalus, Plate XIV.

The marine mammals of the north-western coast of North America - Plate XIV

From: The marine mammals of the north-western coast of North America, 1874

Black-and-white engraving of a black maidenhair spleenwort fern with two fronds and roots, captioned below.

The ferns of Sidmouth - Plate (page 51)

From: The ferns of Sidmouth, 1862

Hand-coloured 1832 plate of two cockatiel parrots perched on a branch, one grey and one brown, with red cheek patches.

Illustrations of the family of Psittacidœ, or parrots - Plate 27

or parrots From: Illustrations of the family of Psittacidœ, 1832

Hand-colored plate showing three spread-wing butterflies numbered 1 to 3, with black, yellow, white and brown markings.

Descriptions and figures of some new lepidopterous insects, chiefly from Nepal - Plate 9

chiefly from Nepal From: Descriptions and figures of some new lepidopterous insects, 1846

Engraved plate of three spotted fish with fins, labelled in French as species 1, 2 and 3, from a 1800 atlas.

Atlas des poissons - Plate 97

From: Atlas des poissons, 1800

Two lithographic drawings of fossil skulls labeled Aphelops megalodus and Aphelops fossiger on a cream page.

Hitherto unpublished plates of Tertiary Mammalia and Permian Vertebrata - Plate CXXXV

From: Hitherto unpublished plates of Tertiary Mammalia and Permian Vertebrata, 1915

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Malva sylvestris with pink flowers, lobed leaves, roots and numbered detail figures.

Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs - Plate 51

From: Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs, 1777

Hand-coloured plate of a female knob-fronted wren with rust breast and long dark tail perched on a branch.

A selection of the birds of Brazil and Mexico - Plate 56

From: A selection of the birds of Brazil and Mexico, 1841

Hand-coloured plate of five numbered Murex sea shells in brown, orange and grey tones on a cream page.

The conchological illustrations or, Coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent - Plate (page 285)

From: The conchological illustrations or, Coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent, 1832

The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals - Plate 100

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

Hand-coloured plate of a white-pink rhododendron flower cluster with red stamens and large dark green leaves.

Herbier général de l'amateur, deuxiéme série - Plate (page 252)

deuxiéme série From: Herbier général de l'amateur, 1847

Hand-coloured plate of a female sandgrouse standing on sandy ground beside green shrubs, labelled Pterocles quadricinctus.

Illustrations of Indian ornithology - Plate XXXVI

From: Illustrations of Indian ornithology, 1847

Plate 33 showing two green lacewing insects with veined wings and long antennae, with handwritten species caption below.

Symbolae ad monographiam generis chrysopae, Leach - Plate 33

Leach From: Symbolae ad monographiam generis chrysopae, 1851

Hand-colored plate XXVI showing numbered British slugs and a snail, one large slug diagonally across the center.

Illustrations of the land and fresh water conchology of Great Britain and Ireland - Plate XXVI

From: Illustrations of the land and fresh water conchology of Great Britain and Ireland, 1845

Hand-colored plate of a raccoon-like dog with a dark facial mask and banded tail walking past grass and leaves.

Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes - Plate XXXII

From: Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes, 1890

Watercolor plate of a black walnut tree with a broad green crown beside a slimmer tree in an open grassy field.

Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il - Plate (page 269)

From: Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il, 1911

Hand-coloured plate of two finches, one black and white and one brown, perched on a grass stem.

Zoologia typica - Plate 50

From: Zoologia typica, 1849

Line drawing of two stick insects on a cream page, one large and one smaller, with long legs and antennae.

Arcana entomologica, or, Illustrations of new, rare, and interesting insects - Plate 61

From: Arcana entomologica, or, Illustrations of new, rare, and interesting insects, 1841

Pen drawing of a freshwater mussel shell with fine growth lines, labeled Plate LXXXV, on a cream page.

The Unionidae of Kansas - Plate LXXXV

From: The Unionidae of Kansas, 1902

Hand-coloured plate of a stag with large antlers standing on a grassy bank at a forest edge, rotated on the page.

Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populären Naturgeschichte der Säugethiere in ihren sämmt - Plate (page 135)

From: Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populären Naturgeschichte der Säugethiere in ihren sämmt, 1860

Coloured botanical plate of creeping bentgrass Agrostis stolonifera with leaves, flower spikes, roots and numbered detail dra

Les meilleures plantes fourragères - Plate 11

From: Les meilleures plantes fourragères, 1883

Hand-coloured engraving plate 26 showing two perched songbirds with grey heads, black throats and orange tails on green branc

Kupfertafeln zur Naturgeschichte der Vögel - Plate 26

From: Kupfertafeln zur Naturgeschichte der Vögel, 1832

Coloured plate XI showing numbered brown and orange butterflies in upper and underside views, from an 1885 British butterfly

British butterflies - Plate XI

From: British butterflies, 1885

Engraved plate of four fish specimens with numbered labels and French captions, from the 1800 Atlas des poissons.

Atlas des poissons - Plate 110

From: Atlas des poissons, 1800

Plate XVI showing side and underside views of a blackfish whale with a top-of-head outline showing the spouthole.

The marine mammals of the north-western coast of North America - Plate XVI

From: The marine mammals of the north-western coast of North America, 1874

Engraved botanical illustration of a scale fern with rising fronds and a spreading root system, labeled Ceterach officinarum.

The ferns of Sidmouth - Plate (page 59)

From: The ferns of Sidmouth, 1862