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Plate of ten numbered white butterflies with black markings and red eyespots, arranged in two columns on a pink background.

The butterfly book - Plate XXXIX

From: The butterfly book, 1922

Colored plate of many fishing lures, feathered flies and painted minnow spinners on hooks, arranged on a gray background.

Fisherman's lures and game-fish food - Plate 11

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

Coloured plate of a pampas deer with branching antlers standing among tall grass and sandy ground.

The deer of all lands - Plate XXII

From: The deer of all lands, 1898

Hand-coloured plate of a mottled brown nightjar perched on a rock beside a leafy green branch, labelled Lyncornis temminckii.

Icones avium, or, Figures and descriptions of new and interesting species of birds from va - Plate (page 74)

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

Engraved plate of insect anatomy showing nerve chains, segmented bodies and internal organs with lettered labels.

An introduction to entomology - Plate XXX

From: An introduction to entomology, 1828

Three shaded drawings of spiral mollusk shells on a plate labeled 229, 291 and 221.

Philip Pearsall Carpenter's illustrations of mollusk specimens, accompanied by species ind - Plate 65

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

Hand-coloured plate of a brown howler monkey walking with its long curled tail, with a German caption below.

Simiarum et vespertilionum brasiliensium species novae - Plate XXXIV

Hermann Joseph Mitterer, 1823

Hand-colored engraving of a crested purple heron with grey and rust plumage, long yellow legs and a curved neck, standing on

Planches enluminées d'histoire naturelle - Plate 788

From: Planches enluminées d'histoire naturelle, 1765

Hand-colored plate of five numbered Malachius beetles on grass stems, labeled with species names, from an 1859 entomology wor

American entomology - Plate 48

From: American entomology, 1859

Plate 53 of an 1890 invertebrate anatomy atlas with labeled line drawings of rotifers and Balanoglossus.

Atlas d'anatomie comparée des invertébrés - Plate 53

From: Atlas d'anatomie comparée des invertébrés, 1890

Engraved plate of a huge whale on a shore with a crowd of men in period dress around it, rocky coast behind.

Historiae naturalis de quadrupedibus libri - Plate XLII

From: Historiae naturalis de quadrupedibus libri, 1657

Engraved plate of three seabirds, including a cormorant and a frigatebird, with long tails and hooked bills, on cream paper.

Die Naturgeschichte in getreuen Abbildungen und mit ausführlicher Beschreibung derselben - Plate 176

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

Hand-coloured plate of ten numbered carabid beetles in tan, black and red tones with species names listed below.

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

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

Three numbered views of a bivalve mollusk shell from a 1921 natural history plate, showing two exteriors and one pearly inter

Summary of the marine shellbearing mollusks of the northwest coast of America - Plate 20

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

Hand-coloured engraving of a raccoon standing on a rock ledge with a ringed tail and mountains behind it.

General and particular descriptions of the vertebrated animals - Plate 57

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

Hand-coloured 1838 plate of an adult bigarré barbet with red crown, blue throat and green body perched on a log.

Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux - Plate 309

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

Colour plate of several butterflies, including swallowtails and a red admiral, resting among white flowers and green leaves.

The butterfly book - Plate XLIII

From: The butterfly book, 1922

Colored plate of varied artificial fishing lures and flies, including frog, grasshopper and larva imitations with hooks.

Fisherman's lures and game-fish food - Plate 12

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

Hand-coloured plate of two small deer in grass: an Ecuador pudu walking and a Central American brocket feeding on leaves.

The deer of all lands - Plate XXIV

From: The deer of all lands, 1898

Engraved plate of a barnacle goose with black head, white face and barred body standing on ground with grass tufts.

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

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

Hand-coloured plate of two wasp-like insects, one on a green plant stem, with a wing study below.

American entomology - Plate 52

From: American entomology, 1859

Plate of drawn tubular mollusk shell specimens, some ribbed, arranged in rows and labeled Z.24, Z.30 and Z.29.

Philip Pearsall Carpenter's illustrations of mollusk specimens, accompanied by species ind - Plate 71

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

Simiarum et vespertilionum brasiliensium species novae - Plate XXXVII

Hermann Joseph Mitterer, 1823

Hand-colored plate of two mottled brown nightjar-like birds perched on a branch with green leaves.

Icones avium, or, Figures and descriptions of new and interesting species of birds from va - Plate (page 82)

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

Engraved plate of ten numbered ground beetles in black, brown and orange, with species names listed below.

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

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

Engraved plate of labeled siphonophore and ctenophore anatomy drawings with letter callouts and figure numbers.

Atlas d'anatomie comparée des invertébrés - Plate 58

From: Atlas d'anatomie comparée des invertébrés, 1890

Engraved plate of eight fish specimens with Latin labels, including Albula, Asellus and Cataphractus, from a 1657 natural his

Historiae naturalis de quadrupedibus libri - Plate XLVI

From: Historiae naturalis de quadrupedibus libri, 1657

Hand-colored 1765 plate of a brown wading bird with a long dark bill and striped tail, labeled L'Ombrette, du Sénégal.

Planches enluminées d'histoire naturelle - Plate 796

From: Planches enluminées d'histoire naturelle, 1765

Plate of numbered skipper butterflies in orange and brown tones, arranged in rows on a cream background.

The butterfly book - Plate XLVII

From: The butterfly book, 1922

Two views of an abalone shell: the rough outer surface with holes above, and the pearly inner nacre below.

Summary of the marine shellbearing mollusks of the northwest coast of America - Plate 22

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