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Coloured botanical plate of a buttercup plant with yellow flowers, buds and lobed green leaves, labelled Renoncule acre.

Atlas de poche des plantes des champs, des prairies et des bois - Plate 18

des prairies et des bois From: Atlas de poche des plantes des champs, 1895

Hand-coloured plate of two red and brown birds beside a branch with green leaves and pods, 1837.

Icones avium, or, Figures and descriptions of new and interesting species of birds from va - Plate (page 18)

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

Engraved plate XXI with numbered entomological figures of larvae, a cocoon, and detailed insect anatomy with lettered labels.

An introduction to entomology - Plate XXI

From: An introduction to entomology, 1828

Sketched plate of numbered mollusk shell specimens, including scallops and clams shown from multiple views.

Philip Pearsall Carpenter's illustrations of mollusk specimens, accompanied by species ind - Plate 10

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

Hand-colored plate of a slender brown capuchin monkey perched on a grey branch with a green leafy sprig below.

Simiarum et vespertilionum brasiliensium species novae - Plate V

Hermann Joseph Mitterer, 1823

Engraved plate of numbered crinoid fossil specimens and echinoderm ossicles from Illustrations of the geology of Yorkshire, 1

Illustrations of the geology of Yorkshire, or, A description of the strata and organic rem - Plate III

From: Illustrations of the geology of Yorkshire, or, A description of the strata and organic rem, 1835

Hand-coloured plate of a green parrot with red beak and blue gold-edged wings perched on a branch.

Planches enluminées d'histoire naturelle - Plate 713

From: Planches enluminées d'histoire naturelle, 1765

Plate of a red beetle with banded legs, a small green beetle, and numbered anatomical detail drawings of insect parts.

American entomology - Plate 7

From: American entomology, 1859

Engraved anatomy plate of molluscs showing nervous system, digestive organs and labeled figures 1 to 11.

Atlas d'anatomie comparée des invertébrés - Plate 8

From: Atlas d'anatomie comparée des invertébrés, 1890

Engraved plate VI showing six fish and shark species in side view, with labels in German and Latin.

Historiae naturalis de quadrupedibus libri - Plate VI

From: Historiae naturalis de quadrupedibus libri, 1657

Engraved botanical plate showing three flowering plant stems with oblong leaves and daisy-like blossoms, labelled Tab. 22.

Thesaurus zeylanicus - Plate 22

From: Thesaurus zeylanicus, 1737

Engraved plate of two perched birds, one grey with a dark face patch above, one mottled brown below, with German captions.

Die Naturgeschichte in getreuen Abbildungen und mit ausführlicher Beschreibung derselben - Plate 40

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

Hand-coloured plate of six beetles and two enlarged leg details, numbered and labelled with Latin names, from an 1822 insect

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

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

Plate showing three numbered freshwater bivalve shells in grey and brown tones, labelled Pl. II.

New fresh water shells of the United States - Plate 2

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

Hand-colored plate of a spotted cat walking past a palm tree, captioned The Once, Felis Uncia.

General and particular descriptions of the vertebrated animals - Plate 9

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

Hand-coloured botanical plate of a thistle-like plant with purple flowers and a second specimen showing roots.

Florae Austriacae, sive, Plantarum selectarum in Austriae archiducatu - Plate 320

From: Florae Austriacae, sive, Plantarum selectarum in Austriae archiducatu, 1773

Hand-coloured plate of a male bird with yellow and black plumage, red crest and long tail feathers perched on a branch.

Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux - Plate 118

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

Coloured plate of five butterflies in red-brown and orange tones with black veins and white-spotted wing margins.

The butterfly book - Plate VII

From: The butterfly book, 1922

Engraved plate of ten numbered northwest American marine shells, bivalves and spiral gastropods, in black line drawing.

Summary of the marine shellbearing mollusks of the northwest coast of America - Plate 3

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

Three line drawings of dolphin species in side view, labeled River Dolphin, Long-beaked Dolphin, and Common Bottlenose Dolphi

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

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

Engraved botanical plate of a Vernonia Mariana branch with leaves, flower heads and magnified floral dissections.

Flora Brasiliensis, enumeratio plantarum in Brasilia hactenus detectarum - Plate 22

From: Flora Brasiliensis, enumeratio plantarum in Brasilia hactenus detectarum, 1840

Coloured plate of a reed bunting with black head, rust-brown back, perched on a reed beside a speckled egg.

Atlas de poche des oiseaux de France, Suisse, et Belgique, utiles ou nuisibles - Plate 19

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

Hand-coloured plate of eight numbered grasshoppers and katydids in green, brown, grey and pink on a cream background.

Horae entomologicae, adjectis tabulis novem coloratis - Plate III

adjectis tabulis novem coloratis From: Horae entomologicae, 1825

Fisherman's lures and game-fish food - Plate 3

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

Coloured 1874 map of world ocean currents and zones where dolphins and porpoises are distributed, with a French legend.

Etudes zoologiques et paléontologiques sur la famille des cétacés - Plate III

From: Etudes zoologiques et paléontologiques sur la famille des cétacés, 1874

Coloured botanical plate of a bramble branch with white flowers, green serrated leaves, and a separate dark blueberry-like fr

Atlas de poche des plantes des champs, des prairies et des bois - Plate 30

des prairies et des bois From: Atlas de poche des plantes des champs, 1895

Hand-coloured plate of two dark grey birds with red throats perched on a branch with green leaves.

Icones avium, or, Figures and descriptions of new and interesting species of birds from va - Plate (page 22)

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

Hand-colored plate of numbered North American moths in yellow, red, pink and brown, with species names in caption.

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

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

Pencil sketches of numbered mollusk shells, including bivalves and scallops, arranged on a plate page.

Philip Pearsall Carpenter's illustrations of mollusk specimens, accompanied by species ind - Plate 16

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

Hand-coloured plate of an Altai wapiti stag with large antlers on sandy ground, with a second stag behind it.

The deer of all lands - Plate VI

From: The deer of all lands, 1898