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Engraved plate of five beetles, numbered 1 to 5, showing stag beetle species with antennae and detailed wing cases.

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

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

Hand-coloured plate PL.III showing eighteen numbered sea snail shells in red, brown, yellow and grey patterns.

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

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

Lithograph of the underside of an extinct giant sloth skull showing rows of teeth on the palate, labelled Plate IV.

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

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

Engraved botanical plate VI showing numbered flower dissections and seed pods for Huertea, Haenkea, Cerdana and Stereoxylon.

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

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

Black and white illustration of a girl in a bonnet and two children in a grassy field, one carrying a basket of fruit.

Birds of the wave and woodland - Plate (page 238)

From: Birds of the wave and woodland, 1894

Hand-coloured plate of four metallic beetles labelled Buprestis species, with localities India, Brazil and Java.

The natural history of beetles - Plate 6

From: The natural history of beetles, 1852

Lithographed plate of numbered fossil shells, spiral gastropods and bivalves, drawn in black line on cream paper.

Conchyliologie fossile du bassin de l'Adour, ou, Description des coquilles fossiles qui on - Plate (page 71)

From: Conchyliologie fossile du bassin de l'Adour, ou, Description des coquilles fossiles qui on, 1837

Lithograph of two bust portraits: a woman in a white headwrap and a man with long hair and a fur collar, labeled Bewohner von

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere - Plate 2

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere, 1824

Coloured botanical plate of Flindersia pubescens showing clusters of small white flowers and large veined green leaves.

Comprehensive catalogue of Queensland plants - Plate IV

From: Comprehensive catalogue of Queensland plants, 1909

Hand-colored plate of two Lapland buntings, a young female on a rock and an adult male with black head and rust collar on the

Illustrations of British birds - Plate 13

From: Illustrations of British birds, 1837

Hand-colored plate of four winged insects, including wasps in green, black, yellow and brown-blue, from 1828 British entomolo

Illustrations of British entomology - Plate XLVI

From: Illustrations of British entomology, 1828

Engraved plate of numbered scientific drawings of small crustacean body parts and whole animals, 1895.

On some new and rare Crustacea from Scotland - Plate VI

From: On some new and rare Crustacea from Scotland, 1895

Plate of lithographed whale skeletons and isolated bones, including skulls, vertebrae and ribs, from an 1880 cetacean osteogr

Ostéographie des cétacés vivants et fossiles - Plate XVIII

From: Ostéographie des cétacés vivants et fossiles, 1880

Hand-coloured plate of a male and female dusky grouse on the ground, with a butterfly flying at upper left.

Illustrations of the game birds of North America - Plate (page 17)

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

Plate of eighteen numbered noctuid moth specimens in brown and cream tones, labelled Noctuidae, Pl. 47.

Noctuelles et géomètres d'Europe - Plate 47

From: Noctuelles et géomètres d'Europe, 1909

Lithograph plate VIII of freshwater snail shells from Lake Tanganyika, with numbered shaded and outline views of species.

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

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

Hand-colored plate of a small brown rodent climbing a rock face, labeled Otomys Capensis, from an 1824 mammal natural history

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate (page 64)

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Engraved botanical plate showing Vernonia and Trixis flower parts, florets and seeds with lettered figures, from 1797.

Flora Indiae Occidentalis - Plate (page 147)

From: Flora Indiae Occidentalis, 1797

Engraved plate of nine numbered studies of webbed bird feet and legs, labeled Pieds à doigts palmés, Planche V.

Traité élémentaire d'ornithologie - Plate V

From: Traité élémentaire d'ornithologie, 1811

Hand-coloured 1776 insect plate showing dark and reddish moths, a green caterpillar on a leaf, and a chrysalis.

An exposition of English insects - Plate I

From: An exposition of English insects, 1776

Colored plate of four shell specimens, two smooth egg-shaped Ovula and two spiny Chenopus, with numbered labels and captions.

Atlas de poche des coquilles des côtes de France Manche, océan, Méditerranée communes, pit - Plate 16

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

Hand-colored engraving of a grey rodent standing on a mossy rock with small plants, labeled Mus Accedula Pall.

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

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

Engraved botanical plate of moss specimens with numbered details of capsules, leaves and cell structure on cream paper.

Icones muscorum - Plate 27

From: Icones muscorum, 1864

Plate of eleven numbered green sandpiper eggs, speckled in brown and dark tones on cream and greenish ground.

Eggs of British birds - Plate 12

From: Eggs of British birds, 1895

Engraved plate of scarab beetles in four numbered figures, including a horned beetle in side view.

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

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

Hand-coloured plate of an elongated freshwater bivalve shell with green and brown concentric growth rings.

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

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

Engraved plate of a fossil sloth lower jaw in three views showing molar teeth, labeled Plate VI, 1842.

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

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

Coloured botanical plate of Schomburgkia sanderiana, an orchid with lilac flowers and green pseudobulbs on a cream background

Reichenbachia - Plate 59

From: Reichenbachia, 1892

Hand-coloured engraving of a barnacle goose with a dark neck, white face and grey wings, labelled The Bernacle.

A natural history of British birds - Plate (page 19)

From: A natural history of British birds, 1775

Hand-coloured plate of five beetles labelled with Latin names, from Britain, America and Europe, dated 1852.

The natural history of beetles - Plate 9

From: The natural history of beetles, 1852