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Hand-coloured botanical plate of a bulbous plant with white star-shaped flowers, buds and narrow leaves.

Florae Austriacae, sive, Plantarum selectarum in Austriae archiducatu - Plate 343

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

Hand-coloured 1838 plate of three perched songbirds in brown, olive and dark blue-grey plumage, numbered 24.

Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux - Plate 24

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

Plate of four beetles with long antennae, yellow and dark striped wings, and numbered species labels below.

American entomology - Plate 21

From: American entomology, 1859

Plate of eight numbered line drawings of northwest American marine snail shells, shown in side and top views.

Summary of the marine shellbearing mollusks of the northwest coast of America - Plate 9

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

Engraving of a striped hyena above and a spotted hyena below, labelled with English, French and Latin names.

General and particular descriptions of the vertebrated animals - Plate 25

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

Botanical plate 47 showing Eremanthus Martii with a leafy branch, tall flower spikes and detailed floral dissections.

Flora Brasiliensis, enumeratio plantarum in Brasilia hactenus detectarum - Plate 47

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

Colour plate of a red-legged partridge with chestnut plumage, white throat, red bill and legs, standing on ground.

Atlas de poche des oiseaux de France, Suisse, et Belgique, utiles ou nuisibles - Plate 41

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

Hand-coloured plate of six ground beetles in black, brown and tan with spotted and striped patterns, numbered 1 to 6.

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

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

Grayscale plate of a small-mouth black bass leaping from a lake with a lure in its jaw, pine trees behind.

Fisherman's lures and game-fish food - Plate 6

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

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

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

Colored botanical plate of greater celandine with yellow four-petaled flowers, green lobed leaves and seed pods, captioned in

Atlas de poche des plantes des champs, des prairies et des bois - Plate 65

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

Hand-coloured plate of a pair of partridge-like birds with red and grey plumage and long black head plumes.

Icones avium, or, Figures and descriptions of new and interesting species of birds from va - Plate (page 42)

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

Coloured plate of fifteen numbered butterflies in orange and brown, showing open and folded wings with dark spots.

The butterfly book - Plate XIX

From: The butterfly book, 1922

Engraved plate of ribbed tubular mollusk shells in various curved forms, labeled with numbered figures.

Philip Pearsall Carpenter's illustrations of mollusk specimens, accompanied by species ind - Plate 34

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

The deer of all lands - Plate XII

From: The deer of all lands, 1898

Engraved plate of numbered fossil brachiopod shells, showing ribbed valves and smaller specimens in a scientific arrangement.

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

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

Hand-colored 1765 engraving of two perched birds on branches, one with a spotted orange breast and one with a yellow throat.

Planches enluminées d'histoire naturelle - Plate 746

From: Planches enluminées d'histoire naturelle, 1765

Hand-coloured 1825 entomological plate showing nine beetles and one larva in red, black, brown and green tones.

Horae entomologicae, adjectis tabulis novem coloratis - Plate VI

adjectis tabulis novem coloratis From: Horae entomologicae, 1825

Engraved plate 28 of arachnid anatomy with numbered figures showing body sections, limbs, and internal organs in line drawing

Atlas d'anatomie comparée des invertébrés - Plate 28

From: Atlas d'anatomie comparée des invertébrés, 1890

Hand-colored plate of a small grey-brown monkey with red eyes and a long curling tail, labeled Nyctipithecus felinus.

Simiarum et vespertilionum brasiliensium species novae - Plate XVIII

Hermann Joseph Mitterer, 1823

Engraved botanical plate of a white jasmine-like flowering branch with buds and large oblong leaves.

Thesaurus zeylanicus - Plate 59

From: Thesaurus zeylanicus, 1737

Die Naturgeschichte in getreuen Abbildungen und mit ausführlicher Beschreibung derselben - Plate 101

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

Engraved plate XXV of numbered insect anatomy drawings showing antennae, legs and mouthparts in fine line.

An introduction to entomology - Plate XXV

From: An introduction to entomology, 1828

Plate 6 showing five colored freshwater mussel shells in brown and olive tones with numbered labels.

New fresh water shells of the United States - Plate 6

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

Engraved plate of numbered sea fish including flying fish, flatfish and a spiny species, with Latin and German labels.

Historiae naturalis de quadrupedibus libri - Plate XXII

From: Historiae naturalis de quadrupedibus libri, 1657

Hand-colored 1773 botanical plate of a plant with yellow daisy flowers, broad leaves and a branching root system.

Florae Austriacae, sive, Plantarum selectarum in Austriae archiducatu - Plate 350

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

Hand-coloured plate of three tanager birds on branches: a black and yellow male, a yellow female, and a green and blue male.

Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux - Plate 36

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

Engraved plate of three coloured mantis-like insects with wing, leg and head detail drawings, labelled Mantispa.

American entomology - Plate 25

From: American entomology, 1859

Engraved plate showing twelve numbered sea snail shells in three rows, illustrating varied spiral forms and ribbing.

Summary of the marine shellbearing mollusks of the northwest coast of America - Plate 11

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

Hand-colored plate of a polecat standing on rocky ground with foliage behind it, captioned The Pole-cat or Fitchet.

General and particular descriptions of the vertebrated animals - Plate 30

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