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Engraved plate of numbered fossil cephalopod shells, coiled ammonites and ribbed fragments, black ink on cream paper.

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

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

Hand-colored engraving of a spotted brown cuckoo with a long barred tail perched on a branch beside oak leaves.

Planches enluminées d'histoire naturelle - Plate 771

From: Planches enluminées d'histoire naturelle, 1765

Hand-coloured plate of nine numbered beetles in red, green, brown, orange and black, with antennae and scale bars.

Horae entomologicae, adjectis tabulis novem coloratis - Plate IX

adjectis tabulis novem coloratis From: Horae entomologicae, 1825

Plate 43 of an 1890 invertebrate anatomy atlas showing labeled red and black drawings of nemertean worm anatomy.

Atlas d'anatomie comparée des invertébrés - Plate 43

From: Atlas d'anatomie comparée des invertébrés, 1890

Hand-coloured plate of a brown spider monkey with long limbs and tail, standing sideways, with a German and Latin caption.

Simiarum et vespertilionum brasiliensium species novae - Plate XXVII

Hermann Joseph Mitterer, 1823

Engraved botanical plate of two fern stems with long serrated fronds, captioned Polypodium, from Thesaurus zeylanicus 1737.

Thesaurus zeylanicus - Plate 87

From: Thesaurus zeylanicus, 1737

Engraving of a long-necked American rhea standing on ground, labeled Der americanische Strauss, from an 1835 natural history

Die Naturgeschichte in getreuen Abbildungen und mit ausführlicher Beschreibung derselben - Plate 146

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

Engraved plate XXVIII showing numbered line drawings of insect wings, wing cases and body parts with lettered labels.

An introduction to entomology - Plate XXVIII

From: An introduction to entomology, 1828

Hand-coloured plate of freshwater mussel and snail shells, numbered 1 to 8, from an 1834 American shell study.

New fresh water shells of the United States - Plate 9

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

Historiae naturalis de quadrupedibus libri - Plate XXXIV

From: Historiae naturalis de quadrupedibus libri, 1657

Hand-coloured botanical plate of a yellow buttercup-like flower with green leaves, root system, and a feathery seed head deta

Florae Austriacae, sive, Plantarum selectarum in Austriae archiducatu - Plate 373

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

Hand-coloured plate of an adult female Coucou geai cuckoo perched on a branch, with yellow throat and barred wings.

Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux - Plate 414

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

Hand-coloured plate of four numbered beetles with scale bars, from an 1859 American entomology book.

American entomology - Plate 39

From: American entomology, 1859

Plate of seven numbered line drawings of marine snail shells, showing spiral exteriors and open apertures.

Summary of the marine shellbearing mollusks of the northwest coast of America - Plate 16

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

Engraved plate showing four numbered canine heads in varying poses, some with bared teeth, from an 1821 natural history book.

General and particular descriptions of the vertebrated animals - Plate 46

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

Black and white botanical plate of Eupatorium horminoides with flowering stem and dissected floret detail drawings.

Flora Brasiliensis, enumeratio plantarum in Brasilia hactenus detectarum - Plate 81

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

Coloured plate of a speckled orange tern chick standing in a grass nest on a rock, labelled Sterne Pierre-Garin.

Atlas de poche des oiseaux de France, Suisse, et Belgique, utiles ou nuisibles - Plate 71

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

Hand-coloured plate showing eight numbered ground beetles with red legs and antennae, labelled with species names below.

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

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

Drawing of a leaping landlocked salmon with a fishing line in its mouth, splashing water and a fisherman at lower right.

Fisherman's lures and game-fish food - Plate 10

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

Engraved plate showing a finback whale and a bowhead whale in side view, with captions giving scientific names and lengths.

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

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

Coloured botanical plate of Pimprenelle, Poterium sanguisorba, with compound green leaves and a cluster of white flowers.

Atlas de poche des plantes des champs, des prairies et des bois - Plate 111

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

Hand-coloured plate of two mottled brown nightjar birds perched on mossy ground beside ferns, with a Latin caption.

Icones avium, or, Figures and descriptions of new and interesting species of birds from va - Plate (page 70)

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

Colored plate of fifteen numbered yellow and white butterflies with brown wing margins on a pale blue background.

The butterfly book - Plate XXXV

From: The butterfly book, 1922

Pencil drawings of numbered mollusk shells, including elongated bivalves and a ridged spiral gastropod, on a cream page.

Philip Pearsall Carpenter's illustrations of mollusk specimens, accompanied by species ind - Plate 59

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

Coloured plate of a Virginian deer buck with branched antlers walking across grass in winter coat, from an 1898 deer book.

The deer of all lands - Plate XX

From: The deer of all lands, 1898

Engraved plate of numbered goniatite fossil shells with cross-sections and suture line diagrams, 1835.

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

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

Hand-coloured engraving of a black hornbill with an orange bill perched on a branch, with a caption below.

Planches enluminées d'histoire naturelle - Plate 780

From: Planches enluminées d'histoire naturelle, 1765

Engraved entomology plate XXIX with numbered figures of insect larvae, wings, bristles, leaves and cross sections, 1828.

An introduction to entomology - Plate XXIX

From: An introduction to entomology, 1828

Rotated scientific plate of earthworm anatomy with red vascular systems, segmented bodies and labeled microscopic figures.

Atlas d'anatomie comparée des invertébrés - Plate 48

From: Atlas d'anatomie comparée des invertébrés, 1890

Hand-coloured plate of a brown woolly monkey clinging to a curved branch with its curled tail, with green leaves above.

Simiarum et vespertilionum brasiliensium species novae - Plate XXXI

Hermann Joseph Mitterer, 1823