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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

Engraved natural history plate TAB.11 with lettered figures of shipworm shells, larvae, and an insect, 1733.

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

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

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

Hand-coloured plate showing a red and black bird above and a grey-brown bird below, both perched on green branches.

Kupfertafeln zur Naturgeschichte der Vögel - Plate 8

From: Kupfertafeln zur Naturgeschichte der Vögel, 1832

Hand-coloured plate of green lacewing insects labeled a, b and c, with the caption Chrysopa vulgaris on cream paper.

Symbolae ad monographiam generis chrysopae, Leach - Plate 8

Leach From: Symbolae ad monographiam generis chrysopae, 1851

Two colourful hand-coloured fish illustrations on a cream page, one blue and orange, one yellow and blue, labelled Plate 3.

Icones piscium, or, Plates of rare fishes - Plate 3

James Barker Emery, 1843

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

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

Black and white botanical plate of Polystichum aculeatum fern fronds, pinnules, a magnified seed spot, and a lobed variety.

The ferns of Sidmouth - Plate (page 19)

From: The ferns of Sidmouth, 1862

Hand-coloured plate of a blue hyacinth macaw with yellow eye patch perched on a branch, labelled Macrocercus hyacinthinus.

Illustrations of the family of Psittacidœ, or parrots - Plate 9

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

Plate 21 of 1841 entomological illustrations showing numbered beetles, a central plant stem, and enlarged anatomical details.

Arcana entomologica, or, Illustrations of new, rare, and interesting insects - Plate 21

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

Line drawing of four freshwater mussel shells, one open to show its interior, numbered 1 to 4 on a cream page.

The Unionidae of Kansas - Plate LXVII

From: The Unionidae of Kansas, 1902

Lithograph plate of numbered fossil mammal bones, including limb bones and foot elements, labeled Plate CV.

Hitherto unpublished plates of Tertiary Mammalia and Permian Vertebrata - Plate CV

From: Hitherto unpublished plates of Tertiary Mammalia and Permian Vertebrata, 1915

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Epilobium villosum showing a flowering stem, roots, and small floral detail drawings.

Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs - Plate 22

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

Hand-coloured plate of two black helmet manakins with red crests perched on a branch with green leaves.

A selection of the birds of Brazil and Mexico - Plate 23

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

Antique woodcut plate of seahorses, a centipede, beetles, caterpillars and larvae from a 1634 insect book.

Insectorum sive minimorum animalium theatrum - Plate (page 348)

From: Insectorum sive minimorum animalium theatrum, 1634

Engraved plate of three fish labelled Perce-Pierre, Perce-Pierre de l'Inde and Lote vivipare, from Atlas des poissons, 1800.

Atlas des poissons - Plate 33

From: Atlas des poissons, 1800

Engraved plate of a shaggy camel standing beside a tree trunk, with caption Ar. Camel, from an 1811 natural history book.

The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals - Plate 83

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

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Dipladenia splendens with pink trumpet flowers, green leaves and numbered floral detail draw

Herbier général de l'amateur, deuxiéme série - Plate (page 108)

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