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Coloured plate of two Voluta pacifica sea shells, one showing the open aperture and one the mottled outer surface.

Exotic conchology - Plate 43

From: Exotic conchology, 1841

Coloured plate of four Platycephalus flathead fish in side view with line drawings of their flattened heads from above.

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises - Plate CCCCXVIII

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1862

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Neerlandaises - Plate CCXXXIV

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1877

Plate of hand-coloured land and freshwater shells, numbered 135 to 152, with species captions at the bottom of the page.

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

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

Hand-coloured plate of two Strombus melanastomus sea shells, one upright and one reclining, with a species caption below.

Exotic conchology - Plate 47

From: Exotic conchology, 1841

Engraved botanical plate II with numbered dissections of Peperomia, Heteranthera, Hirtella and Condalia flowers and fruits.

Florae Peruvianae et Chilensis prodromus, sive, Novorum generum plantarum Peruvianarum et - Plate II

From: Florae Peruvianae et Chilensis prodromus, sive, Novorum generum plantarum Peruvianarum et, 1797

Hand-coloured engraving of a male and female pinnated grouse with a leafy branch and rocky ground.

Illustrations of the game birds of North America - Plate (page 11)

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

Engraved frontispiece of a forest with a crocodile, a statue on a pedestal, and insects, frog and lizard on the ground.

An exposition of English insects - Plate (page 10)

From: An exposition of English insects, 1776

Lithograph plate of eight numbered freshwater snail shells and one operculum from Lake Tanganyika, 1888.

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

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

Lithographed title page with lions, tigers and an antelope among rocks, a waterfall and palm trees, with German title letteri

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere - Plate (page 5)

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere, 1824

Botanical plate of Sterculia quadrifida showing split red pods with black seeds, green leaves and a branch.

Comprehensive catalogue of Queensland plants - Plate I

From: Comprehensive catalogue of Queensland plants, 1909

Engraved plate of fifteen bird heads and beaks labelled in French, showing varied bill shapes across species.

Traité élémentaire d'ornithologie - Plate II

From: Traité élémentaire d'ornithologie, 1811

Engraved plate of stag beetles with anatomical details of mandibles and legs, from Voets's 1785 coleoptera work.

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

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

Colour plate of four buccinid sea snail shells numbered 17 to 20, with species captions below.

Atlas de poche des coquilles des côtes de France Manche, océan, Méditerranée communes, pit - Plate 4

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

Engraved plate of numbered whale skeleton bones, including skulls, vertebrae, jaw bones and flipper bones, arranged in rows.

Ostéographie des cétacés vivants et fossiles - Plate IV

From: Ostéographie des cétacés vivants et fossiles, 1880

Four speckled bird eggs in a plate titled American Golden Plover, arranged in two rows on a cream background.

Eggs of British birds - Plate 3

From: Eggs of British birds, 1895

Hand-colored plate of four beetles labeled Java, Cape, Europe and France, with antennae and legs fully extended.

The natural history of beetles - Plate 1

From: The natural history of beetles, 1852

Hand-coloured plate of numbered British land and freshwater snails and a large mussel shell, 1858.

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

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

Hand-colored plate of a brown kangaroo-like marsupial standing on a rocky outcrop with grass, from an 1824 mammal book.

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate (page 22)

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Engraved botanical plate titled Amerimnum and Terminus showing lettered flowers, stamens, seed pods and a leaf.

Flora Indiae Occidentalis - Plate (page 5)

From: Flora Indiae Occidentalis, 1797

Hand-coloured plate of a male and female redstart and two robins perched on a mossy branch.

A natural history of British birds - Plate (page 11)

From: A natural history of British birds, 1775

Hand-coloured plate of four wasp-like insects with veined wings and banded abdomens, from British entomology 1828.

Illustrations of British entomology - Plate XXXIX

From: Illustrations of British entomology, 1828

Engraved plate of a snail with extended tentacles above a slug, with Latin captions, from Lister's 1694 anatomy.

Martini Lister Exercitatio anatomica - Plate (page 26)

From: Martini Lister Exercitatio anatomica, 1694

Hand-colored engraving of a brown agouti rodent standing on a grassy mound with rocks and shrubs, plate CLXXII.

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

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

Engraved botanical plate of Sphagnum moss showing whole plants, leaves, capsules and magnified cell details with numbered fig

Icones muscorum - Plate 6

From: Icones muscorum, 1864

Wood engraving of an owl on a branch surrounded by songbirds, with a second group of birds on the ground below, titled The Tr

Among the birds - Plate (page 10)

From: Among the birds, 1868

Coloured plate of eighteen numbered moths in brown and orange tones, titled Noctuidae, Plate 40, from a 1909 European moth st

Noctuelles et géomètres d'Europe - Plate 40

From: Noctuelles et géomètres d'Europe, 1909

Hand-coloured plate of numbered seashells and mollusks arranged in four rows, from 1778 British conchology.

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

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

Hand-coloured plate of a brown Hemigale hosei with a dark facial mask perched on a pale branch, with leaves.

A descriptive account of the mammals of Borneo - Plate XVIII

From: A descriptive account of the mammals of Borneo, 1893

Coloured botanical plate of pink and rose slipper orchid flowers on a stem with buds and long green leaves.

Reichenbachia - Plate 51

From: Reichenbachia, 1892