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Hand-coloured plate of a black-headed spider monkey with tan back and reddish tail perched on a branch.

Simiarum et vespertilionum brasiliensium species novae - Plate VIII

Hermann Joseph Mitterer, 1823

Engraved plate of two birds: a crested orange rock grouse above and a green rock grouse below, each perched on wood.

Die Naturgeschichte in getreuen Abbildungen und mit ausführlicher Beschreibung derselben - Plate 55

From: Die Naturgeschichte in getreuen Abbildungen und mit ausführlicher Beschreibung derselben, 1835

Hand-coloured plate of Smerinthus geminatus moths with pink hindwings on grass stems and a green leaf.

American entomology - Plate 12

From: American entomology, 1859

Hand-coloured plate showing seven numbered freshwater mussel shells in brown, green and black tones.

New fresh water shells of the United States - Plate 3

T. A. Conrad & Mannevillette Elihu Dearing Brown, 1834

Engraved plate of eight rays and skates labeled with Latin and German names, from a 1657 natural history book.

Historiae naturalis de quadrupedibus libri - Plate X

From: Historiae naturalis de quadrupedibus libri, 1657

Hand-colored 1838 plate of a female flycatcher with brown plumage and long tail feathers perched on a log.

Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux - Plate 296

From: Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, 1838

Coloured plate of eight tiger beetles in red, green and black, numbered and labelled by species name.

Histoire naturelle et iconographie des insectes coléoptères d'Europe - Plate IV

From: Histoire naturelle et iconographie des insectes coléoptères d'Europe, 1822

Plate of five numbered black-and-white illustrations of northwest American marine shells, with spiral gastropods and a ribbed

Summary of the marine shellbearing mollusks of the northwest coast of America - Plate 5

From: Summary of the marine shellbearing mollusks of the northwest coast of America, 1921

Hand-colored plate of a caracal with tufted ears walking across sandy ground beside a grass tuft.

General and particular descriptions of the vertebrated animals - Plate 14

From: General and particular descriptions of the vertebrated animals, 1821

Hand-coloured plate of a bluethroat bird with blue throat and orange breast on a rock, with an egg at left.

Atlas de poche des oiseaux de France, Suisse, et Belgique, utiles ou nuisibles - Plate 26

From: Atlas de poche des oiseaux de France, Suisse, et Belgique, utiles ou nuisibles, 1898

Plate XI showing eleven numbered orange and brown fritillary butterflies with dark wing markings on a pale background.

The butterfly book - Plate XI

From: The butterfly book, 1922

Monochrome plate of a rainbow trout leaping from water with a fishing line in its mouth and a splash below.

Fisherman's lures and game-fish food - Plate 4

From: Fisherman's lures and game-fish food, 1920

Line drawing plate of three dolphin and porpoise species in side view, with species names and lengths printed below each.

Suggestions to the keepers of the U.S. life-saving stations, light-houses, and light-ships - Plate III

From: Suggestions to the keepers of the U.S. life-saving stations, light-houses, and light-ships, 1884

Hand-coloured plate of two brown finch-like birds with yellow bills, one perched on a thorny branch and one in flight, with f

Icones avium, or, Figures and descriptions of new and interesting species of birds from va - Plate (page 30)

From: Icones avium, or, Figures and descriptions of new and interesting species of birds from va, 1837

Hand-colored plate of three grasshoppers: a brown flying insect above, and a red-winged and a mottled one below.

Horae entomologicae, adjectis tabulis novem coloratis - Plate IV

adjectis tabulis novem coloratis From: Horae entomologicae, 1825

Engraved plate of numbered mollusk shell specimens, including ribbed bivalves and spiral snail shells, 1857.

Philip Pearsall Carpenter's illustrations of mollusk specimens, accompanied by species ind - Plate 22

accompanied by species ind From: Philip Pearsall Carpenter's illustrations of mollusk specimens, 1857

Coloured plate of a Formosan sika deer with antlers stepping toward water beside tall grasses and a mossy bank.

The deer of all lands - Plate VIII

From: The deer of all lands, 1898

Hand-colored 1765 plate of two wrens on branches, one brown and speckled, one rust-brown with a pale breast.

Planches enluminées d'histoire naturelle - Plate 730

From: Planches enluminées d'histoire naturelle, 1765

Colored plate of seven noctuid moths with varied yellow, orange, brown and gray wing patterns, numbered 39 to 45.

An illustrated essay on the Noctuidae of North America - Plate IV

From: An illustrated essay on the Noctuidae of North America, 1882

Plate of labeled line drawings showing copepod and cirripede crustacean anatomy, from an 1890 invertebrate atlas.

Atlas d'anatomie comparée des invertébrés - Plate 18

From: Atlas d'anatomie comparée des invertébrés, 1890

Hand-colored plate of a brown monkey with a black head perched on a grey branch beside green leaves.

Simiarum et vespertilionum brasiliensium species novae - Plate XII

Hermann Joseph Mitterer, 1823

Engraving of three finch species on a page labeled Tafel 71: Buchfink, Bergfink and Schneefink, perched on branches.

Die Naturgeschichte in getreuen Abbildungen und mit ausführlicher Beschreibung derselben - Plate 71

From: Die Naturgeschichte in getreuen Abbildungen und mit ausführlicher Beschreibung derselben, 1835

Engraved natural history plate with numbered drawings of insect and arthropod anatomy, including a large full-body figure.

An introduction to entomology - Plate XXIII

From: An introduction to entomology, 1828

Hand-coloured plate of numbered freshwater shells: brown and olive bivalves and conical snail shells on cream paper.

New fresh water shells of the United States - Plate 4

T. A. Conrad & Mannevillette Elihu Dearing Brown, 1834

Engraved plate of sixteen labelled fish in rows, with fins and scales drawn in fine hatched line work.

Historiae naturalis de quadrupedibus libri - Plate XIV

From: Historiae naturalis de quadrupedibus libri, 1657

Hand-coloured plate showing a blue-grey male flycatcher above a brown female perched on branches, from an 1838 bird book.

Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux - Plate 17

From: Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, 1838

Engraved plate of four dark ground beetles numbered 1 to 4, with an antenna detail and species captions below.

American entomology - Plate 16

From: American entomology, 1859

Black-and-white plate of a marine snail shell with ribbed whorls and a smooth dark-shaded opening, labeled Pyrulofusus harpa.

Summary of the marine shellbearing mollusks of the northwest coast of America - Plate 7

From: Summary of the marine shellbearing mollusks of the northwest coast of America, 1921

Hand-colored plate of two wild cats: a striped Pageros on a tree branch above a pale yellow Eyra sitting on mossy ground.

General and particular descriptions of the vertebrated animals - Plate 19

From: General and particular descriptions of the vertebrated animals, 1821

Colour plate of a coal tit perched on a branch, with black head, white cheek patch, and buff underparts.

Atlas de poche des oiseaux de France, Suisse, et Belgique, utiles ou nuisibles - Plate 34

From: Atlas de poche des oiseaux de France, Suisse, et Belgique, utiles ou nuisibles, 1898