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Engraved anatomical plate of snail specimens and organs with lettered labels, plus an aquatic plant in the lower right.

Martini Lister Exercitatio anatomica - Plate 2

From: Martini Lister Exercitatio anatomica, 1694

Lithograph plate of two men from northwest America, one in a patterned conical hat and one with braided hair and a nose ring.

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere - Plate 3

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere, 1824

Engraved botanical plate XIII showing numbered flowers, fruits and calyces of Campomanesia, Calyplectus and Calyptranthes.

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

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

Engraving of a grouse and a woodcock on swampy ground, with small songbirds perched on branches above.

Among the birds - Plate (page 123)

From: Among the birds, 1868

Hand-coloured plate showing four wasp-like insects with black bodies, orange abdomens and veined wings, numbered 1 to 4.

Illustrations of British entomology - Plate XLI

From: Illustrations of British entomology, 1828

Hand-coloured 1778 plate of numbered British land snail shells in varied sizes and spiral forms on cream paper.

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

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

Engraved anatomical plate showing several views of a beaked whale skull and jaw bone with smaller bone details.

Ostéographie des cétacés vivants et fossiles - Plate XXIII

From: Ostéographie des cétacés vivants et fossiles, 1880

Coloured botanical plate of Hardenbergia retusa with purple pea-like flower clusters and green trifoliate leaves on stems.

Comprehensive catalogue of Queensland plants - Plate V

From: Comprehensive catalogue of Queensland plants, 1909

Pen-and-ink drawing of timber-framed houses on a busy street with a crowd of figures and a dog in front.

Birds of the wave and woodland - Plate (page 241)

From: Birds of the wave and woodland, 1894

Plate 51 of Noctuidae showing eighteen numbered moth specimens in brown and cream tones on a beige page.

Noctuelles et géomètres d'Europe - Plate 51

From: Noctuelles et géomètres d'Europe, 1909

Plate XI of 1888 showing numbered freshwater snail shells from Lake Tanganyika drawn in grayscale, with species caption below

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

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

Hand-coloured plate of a brown rodent with a long tail climbing a mossy tree trunk, from an 1824 mammal natural history.

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate (page 84)

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Engraved plate of an oval portrait of a man in a wig, surrounded by cherubs, a trumpeting angel, and a floral garland.

New illustration of the sexual system of Carolus von Linnaeus - Plate XXXIV

From: New illustration of the sexual system of Carolus von Linnaeus, 1807

Hand-coloured plate of a male and female chaffinch, with the male perched beside a nest of speckled eggs.

Illustrations of British birds - Plate 21

From: Illustrations of British birds, 1837

Hand-coloured plate of seven numbered moths, including Zeuzera aesculi and Scotosia undulata, with labelled Latin names on cr

An exposition of English insects - Plate II

From: An exposition of English insects, 1776

Colored plate of marine snail shells numbered 77 to 80, with species captions at the bottom of the page.

Atlas de poche des coquilles des côtes de France Manche, océan, Méditerranée communes, pit - Plate 22

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

Hand-coloured engraving of a grey and reddish marmot-like rodent standing on a rock among green moss, labelled Arctomys Empet

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

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

Engraved botanical plate showing lettered flower and fruit dissections of Tetranthus and Rolandra on aged paper.

Flora Indiae Occidentalis - Plate (page 158)

From: Flora Indiae Occidentalis, 1797

Hand-colored engraving of a male and female grouse on a rock and ground, with two insects and low plants.

Illustrations of the game birds of North America - Plate (page 19)

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

Engraved plate of numbered scarab beetles shown in whole-body and detailed anatomical views, 1785.

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

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

Hand-coloured plate of two large striped freshwater mussel shells, smaller shells and enlarged hinge details from an 1858 she

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

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

Engraved plate of numbered sloth vertebrae, dorsal and caudal, drawn in several views with lettered reference points.

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

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

Engraved botanical plate of Schlotheimia sullivantii moss showing numbered capsules, leaves and microscopic details.

Icones muscorum - Plate 38

From: Icones muscorum, 1864

Engraved plate of a quail with mottled plumage standing on an octagonal base, captioned 'La Caille'.

Traité élémentaire d'ornithologie - Plate I

From: Traité élémentaire d'ornithologie, 1811

Hand-coloured plate of a male Hercules beetle with a long curved horn, pale spotted wing covers, and labelled Guiana.

The natural history of beetles - Plate 11

From: The natural history of beetles, 1852

Engraved anatomical plate showing a marine liver, a cuttlefish outline, and two tricuspid beak structures with Latin captions

Martini Lister Exercitatio anatomica - Plate 4

From: Martini Lister Exercitatio anatomica, 1694

Lithographic portrait of a bearded man in a fur cap and dark coat, captioned Feodor Iwanowitsch.

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere - Plate 4

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere, 1824

Chromolithograph of three hybrid orchid sprays in white, pink and maroon with a broad green leaf, Reichenbachia 1892.

Reichenbachia - Plate 63

From: Reichenbachia, 1892

Plate of eight numbered lapwing eggs showing varied brown, olive and speckled markings on cream backgrounds.

Eggs of British birds - Plate 16

From: Eggs of British birds, 1895

Hand-coloured plate XLII showing four wasp-like insects with wings and antennae, labelled with figure numbers.

Illustrations of British entomology - Plate XLII

From: Illustrations of British entomology, 1828