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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

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

Hand-coloured plate of a red and black black-masked tanager perched on a branch beside green leaves.

A selection of the birds of Brazil and Mexico - Plate 17

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

Hand-coloured 1846 plate showing two swallowtail-type butterflies, one yellow and black above and one pale with black bands b

Descriptions and figures of some new lepidopterous insects, chiefly from Nepal - Plate 3

chiefly from Nepal From: Descriptions and figures of some new lepidopterous insects, 1846

Plate of three line drawings of mantis shrimp specimens shown from above, with labelled species names and magnifications.

Figures and descriptions of nine species of Squillidae - Plate II

From: Figures and descriptions of nine species of Squillidae, 1895

Engraved plate of a hooded flying squirrel with spread gliding membrane and bushy tail, numbered Plate 78.

The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals - Plate 78

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

Hand-coloured botanical plate of a Chirita sinensis plant with white flowers, green leaves and magnified dissection insets.

Herbier général de l'amateur, deuxiéme série - Plate (page 80)

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

Hand-coloured plate of two birds on a branch: one yellow and black, one red and black, with feathery foliage.

Illustrations of Indian ornithology - Plate XI

From: Illustrations of Indian ornithology, 1847

Hand-coloured plate of numbered chiton shell specimens in brown, green, black and red tones, labelled 22 to 30.

The conchological illustrations or, Coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent - Plate (page 65)

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

Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes - Plate X

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

Watercolor plate of a tall sour gum tupelo tree beside a dirt road and stone wall, with evergreens in the background.

Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il - Plate (page 61)

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

Hand-colored plate of a reddish-brown antelope with white tail tuft standing among grass on rocky ground.

Zoologia typica - Plate 15

From: Zoologia typica, 1849

Hand-coloured plate of caterpillars, pupae and moths on plant stems, numbered in three groups, from an 1859 lepidoptera study

Iconographie et description de chenilles et lépidopteres inédits - Plate 3

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

Hand-coloured 1845 plate of fifteen numbered land snail shells in brown, banded and spotted patterns.

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

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

Coloured lithograph of a male Berber lion with a full brown mane standing on a rock beside green plants.

Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populären Naturgeschichte der Säugethiere in ihren sämmt - Plate (page 41)

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

Coloured botanical plate of a fodder grass with flowering spikelets, roots, and numbered dissection detail drawings.

Les meilleures plantes fourragères - Plate 4

From: Les meilleures plantes fourragères, 1883