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Hand-coloured plate of a white salmon-crested cockatoo with pink crest perched on a branch.

Illustrations of the family of Psittacidœ, or parrots - Plate 2

or parrots From: Illustrations of the family of Psittacidœ, 1832

Engraved natural history plate with numbered anatomical figures of a shipworm, a cross-section, and small shell specimens.

Godofredi Sellii, J.U.D. ex Societate regia Londinensi Historia naturalis teredinis seu xy - Plate I

From: Godofredi Sellii, J.U.D. ex Societate regia Londinensi Historia naturalis teredinis seu xy, 1733

Engraved plate of hippopotami, a crocodile and birds in water, with three smaller framed vignettes below.

Synonymia piscium Graeca et Latina emendata, aucta atque illustrata - Plate (page 377)

aucta atque illustrata From: Synonymia piscium Graeca et Latina emendata, 1789

Lithograph of fossil vertebrate skulls, jaws and teeth labeled Trimerorhachis, on a cream page.

Hitherto unpublished plates of Tertiary Mammalia and Permian Vertebrata - Plate VII

From: Hitherto unpublished plates of Tertiary Mammalia and Permian Vertebrata, 1915

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Plantago lanceolata with leaves, roots, flower spikes and dissection details.

Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs - Plate 10

From: Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs, 1777

Hand-coloured plate of a white-eared puffbird with orange beak and black crest perched on a green branch.

A selection of the birds of Brazil and Mexico - Plate 10

From: A selection of the birds of Brazil and Mexico, 1841

Hand-coloured plate of moth caterpillars, chrysalides and adult moths beside dandelion and grass host plants.

Iconographie et description de chenilles et lépidopteres inédits - Plate 4

From: Iconographie et description de chenilles et lépidopteres inédits, 1859

Hand-colored plate of five ribbed cockle shells numbered 31 to 36, labeled Cardium, in yellow, pink and purple tones.

The conchological illustrations or, Coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent - Plate (page 25)

From: The conchological illustrations or, Coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent, 1832

Engraved plate of a grey Canada rat with pale belly beside a green plant stem, on cream paper.

The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals - Plate 120

and cetaceous animals From: The natural history of quadrupeds, 1811

Hand-coloured botanical plate of a branch with white flowers, pink buds and large green leaves, labelled Luculia Pinceana.

Herbier général de l'amateur, deuxiéme série - Plate (page 48)

deuxiéme série From: Herbier général de l'amateur, 1847

Hand-coloured plate of a paradise flycatcher with black crest and long chestnut tail perched on bamboo.

Illustrations of Indian ornithology - Plate VII

From: Illustrations of Indian ornithology, 1847

Engraved scientific plate showing lacewing larvae in three views and detailed anatomy of antennae, legs, mandibles and eggs.

Symbolae ad monographiam generis chrysopae, Leach - Plate 3

Leach From: Symbolae ad monographiam generis chrysopae, 1851

Hand-coloured engraved plate showing numbered snail shells of varying sizes arranged in rows, from an 1845 British conchology

Illustrations of the land and fresh water conchology of Great Britain and Ireland - Plate II

From: Illustrations of the land and fresh water conchology of Great Britain and Ireland, 1845

Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes - Plate VI

From: Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes, 1890

Black-and-white photo of a multi-trunked beech tree in dense woodland, captioned The Painted Beech.

Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il - Plate (page 25)

From: Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il, 1911

Hand-coloured plate of a brown mammal with a long bushy tail beside grass and rock, with caption Cynictis melanura.

Zoologia typica - Plate 9

From: Zoologia typica, 1849

Plate 13 of 1841 entomological illustrations showing numbered flies with detailed wings and a plant stem.

Arcana entomologica, or, Illustrations of new, rare, and interesting insects - Plate 13

From: Arcana entomologica, or, Illustrations of new, rare, and interesting insects, 1841

Icones piscium, or, Plates of rare fishes - Plate 2

James Barker Emery, 1843

Hand-coloured plate of three primates on branches: a white-fronted lemur above, and two lorises below.

Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populären Naturgeschichte der Säugethiere in ihren sämmt - Plate (page 25)

From: Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populären Naturgeschichte der Säugethiere in ihren sämmt, 1860

Colored botanical plate of Italian ryegrass with flowering spikes, root system, and numbered detail drawings of spikelets and

Les meilleures plantes fourragères - Plate 2

From: Les meilleures plantes fourragères, 1883

Hand-colored 1832 engraving of two pigeon-like birds, one perched on a branch and one standing on the ground.

Kupfertafeln zur Naturgeschichte der Vögel - Plate 5

From: Kupfertafeln zur Naturgeschichte der Vögel, 1832

Engraved page of insects and aquatic beetles with Latin captions, from a 1634 natural history book.

Insectorum sive minimorum animalium theatrum - Plate (page 347)

From: Insectorum sive minimorum animalium theatrum, 1634

Line drawing of two freshwater mussel shells labeled 1 and 2 under the heading Plate LXV on a cream page.

The Unionidae of Kansas - Plate LXV

From: The Unionidae of Kansas, 1902

The marine mammals of the north-western coast of North America - Plate II

From: The marine mammals of the north-western coast of North America, 1874

Grey botanical plate of two fern fronds, one lobed and one fertile with dotted spore clusters, captioned Polypodium vulgare.

The ferns of Sidmouth - Plate (page 15)

From: The ferns of Sidmouth, 1862

Hand-colored plate of a dark Baudin's cockatoo perched on a branch with pale beak and tail, surrounded by sketched leaves.

Illustrations of the family of Psittacidœ, or parrots - Plate 6

or parrots From: Illustrations of the family of Psittacidœ, 1832

Hand-coloured plate of numbered British butterflies, including a black and yellow swallowtail and pale yellow and orange spec

British butterflies - Plate III

From: British butterflies, 1885

Engraved plate of three fish, including a spiny pufferfish at top, with fine hatched linework on cream paper.

Atlas des poissons - Plate 20

From: Atlas des poissons, 1800

Lithograph plate of fossil reptile remains: overlapping scales, an elongated skull in two views, and a small tooth fragment.

Hitherto unpublished plates of Tertiary Mammalia and Permian Vertebrata - Plate (page 49)

From: Hitherto unpublished plates of Tertiary Mammalia and Permian Vertebrata, 1915

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Chenopodium viride with green leaves, flower spikes, roots and detail drawings.

Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs - Plate 16

From: Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs, 1777