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Hand-coloured plate of a brown songbird with red breast perched on a bramble branch with blackberries and berries.

The language of birds - Plate 5

From: The language of birds, 1837

Hand-colored plate of nine butterflies showing upper and under wing views in brown, orange, black and cream tones.

Rhopalocera Malayana :a description of the butterflies of the Malay Peninsula : with 46 co - Plate VIII

From: Rhopalocera Malayana :a description of the butterflies of the Malay Peninsula : with 46 co, 1882

Engraved plate of numbered sea shells, two large abalone-type shells with smaller specimens around them.

Illustrations of the recent conchology of Great Britain and Ireland - Plate XII

From: Illustrations of the recent conchology of Great Britain and Ireland, 1844

Four stippled drawings of whale skull bones labeled Balaena cisarctica on a cream page.

Plates prepared for an unpublished monograph on the mammalian orders Cete and Sirenia - Plate IV

From: Plates prepared for an unpublished monograph on the mammalian orders Cete and Sirenia, 1881

Hand-coloured engraved plate of puffball fungi at various growth stages, with French captions below.

Histoire des champignons de la France, ou, Traité élémentaire, renfermant dans un ordre - Plate 435

From: Histoire des champignons de la France, ou, Traité élémentaire, renfermant dans un ordre, 1791

Colour plate of numbered dark swallowtail butterflies with yellow and orange wing spots, from a 1906 West Coast butterfly boo

The butterflies of the West Coast of the United States - Plate IV

From: The butterflies of the West Coast of the United States, 1906

Engraved natural history plate showing numbered drawings of molluscs and sea snails with shells and tentacles.

Figures of molluscous animals - Plate 12

From: Figures of molluscous animals, 1859

Lithograph of a spotted sea leopard on a rock with a second seal in the surf and birds flying along the shore.

The mammals of Australia - Plate III

From: The mammals of Australia, 1871

Line drawing of a botanical branch with oval compound leaves and clusters of flowers, plus a detail of a seed pod spike.

Icones plantarum Indiae Orientalis - Plate 406

From: Icones plantarum Indiae Orientalis, 1840

Engraved illustration of a dark-headed duck with white flank patch standing on a rock beside grass, caption Anas tadornoides.

Sir William Jardine's illustrations of the duck tribe - Plate 2

From: Sir William Jardine's illustrations of the duck tribe, 1840

Numbered plate of fly-fishing hooks, feathered flies and tying diagrams with labelled parts, drawn in ink and colour.

The fly-fisher's entomology - Plate III

From: The fly-fisher's entomology, 1901

Hand-coloured plate of two elongated bivalve shells, one open showing its interior and one closed showing ridged exterior.

The natural history of British shells - Plate LIII

From: The natural history of British shells, 1799

Two black and white photos of savanna grassland: a line of riders and pack animals crossing hills, and tall grass with one pe

Mammals of Panama - Plate 16

From: Mammals of Panama, 1920

Page of twelve numbered ink sketches of flowering plants with stems, leaves and blossoms, headed Pentandria.

The pictorial flora - Plate (page 61)

From: The pictorial flora, 1840

Hand-colored 1811 plate showing six seashell specimens in pink, red, tan and blue arranged over faded descriptive text.

Conchology, or, The natural history of shells - Plate 11

From: Conchology, or, The natural history of shells, 1811

Black and white plate photograph of a puma lying stretched out on a wooden surface, labelled Felis concolor, Puma, Plate II.

The mammals of Minnesota - Plate II

From: The mammals of Minnesota, 1892

Hand-colored plate of an adult male Greater bird-of-paradise with yellow head, green throat and long white plumes on a branch

Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des épimaques - Plate 6

From: Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des épimaques, 1835

Hand-coloured plate of three banded swallowtail butterflies on pink flowers and a green bulbous plant, numbered 55.

Arcana entomologica; or illustrations of new, rare and interesting insects - Plate 55

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

Engraved natural history plate showing numbered mollusk shells, including ribbed bivalves and radially ridged limpet shells.

Catalogue descriptif et méthodique des annelides et des mollusques de l'ile de Corse - Plate 3

From: Catalogue descriptif et méthodique des annelides et des mollusques de l'ile de Corse, 1826

Hand-coloured plate of a young brown bear cub on snow beside a green conifer branch, with French caption text.

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate (page 78)

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Botanical plate showing Draba funiculosa and Cardamine hirsuta with coloured specimens and numbered flower dissections.

Illustrations of the flowering plants and ferns of the Falkland Islands - Plate 8

From: Illustrations of the flowering plants and ferns of the Falkland Islands, 1921

Hand-coloured bird plate showing three wagtails on stones and a wooden plank over water, with a Latin and German caption.

Naturgeschichte der Vögel deutschlands in getreuen Abbildungen und Beschreibungen - Plate 19

From: Naturgeschichte der Vögel deutschlands in getreuen Abbildungen und Beschreibungen, 1805

Hand-coloured plate of seventeen numbered Musca fly species with lettered detail views of wings and larvae.

Illustratio iconographica insectorum quæ in Musæis Parisinis - Plate XXIV

From: Illustratio iconographica insectorum quæ in Musæis Parisinis, 1799

Sepia engraving of numbered bivalve and mollusk shells, exterior and interior views, from an 1844 conchology plate.

Illustrations of the recent conchology of Great Britain and Ireland - Plate XXII

From: Illustrations of the recent conchology of Great Britain and Ireland, 1844

Colour plate of a snarling wolf standing over a dead white sheep in a forest, captioned The Last British Wolf.

British mammals - Plate (page 171)

From: British mammals, 1903

Hand-coloured natural history plate of numbered insects including flies, beetles, larvae and pupae arranged in rows.

Manuscript notes from my journal - Plate IV

From: Manuscript notes from my journal, 1874

Plate 19 with five numbered line drawings of molluscs and shells, some side views and some dorsal views, from an 1859 natural

Figures of molluscous animals - Plate 19

From: Figures of molluscous animals, 1859

Lithographic plate of eight numbered whale bone specimens, including vertebrae and baleen fragments, labeled Balaena cisarcti

Plates prepared for an unpublished monograph on the mammalian orders Cete and Sirenia - Plate V

From: Plates prepared for an unpublished monograph on the mammalian orders Cete and Sirenia, 1881

Botanical engraving of a flowering branch with large leaves, star-shaped blossoms, and a dissected flower detail, plate 440.

Icones plantarum Indiae Orientalis - Plate 440

From: Icones plantarum Indiae Orientalis, 1840

Printed plate of a bird skeleton showing skull, beak, neck vertebrae, ribcage and pelvis, captioned Notornis Hochstetteri Mey

Abbildungen von Vogel-Skeletten - Plate XXXV

From: Abbildungen von Vogel-Skeletten, 1879

Colour plate of twenty-two numbered butterflies showing upper and under wing patterns in purple, blue, yellow and brown.

Rhopalocera Malayana :a description of the butterflies of the Malay Peninsula : with 46 co - Plate XXIII

From: Rhopalocera Malayana :a description of the butterflies of the Malay Peninsula : with 46 co, 1882

Hand-coloured plate numbered 56 showing three British shell specimens, labelled 1, 2 and 3, from an 1799 natural history.

The natural history of British shells - Plate LVI

From: The natural history of British shells, 1799

Lithograph of two Australian water-rats, one on a grassy mound with shells and one near dead branches.

The mammals of Australia - Plate IV

From: The mammals of Australia, 1871

Page of numbered black-and-white botanical engravings of flowering plants under the heading PENTANDRIA, from 1840.

The pictorial flora - Plate (page 83)

From: The pictorial flora, 1840

Engraved plate of a black and white duck standing on a muddy shore with grasses and a distant boat.

Sir William Jardine's illustrations of the duck tribe - Plate 4

From: Sir William Jardine's illustrations of the duck tribe, 1840

Colored plate of pale West Coast butterflies in rows, showing upper and under wing views with numbered and lettered variants.

The butterflies of the West Coast of the United States - Plate VI

From: The butterflies of the West Coast of the United States, 1906

Coloured botanical plate of Orchis pallens showing yellow orchid flowers, green leaves, and tubers with roots.

Abbildungen der in Deutschland und den angrenzenden gebieten vorkommenden grundformen der - Plate 23

From: Abbildungen der in Deutschland und den angrenzenden gebieten vorkommenden grundformen der, 1904

Colour plate of sixteen bird eggs in four rows, labelled as wagtail and pipit species, with dark and reddish speckling.

A history of British birds - Plate 14

From: A history of British birds, 1883

Numbered plate of mayfly-like insects above and tied fishing flies with feathered wings and hooks below.

The fly-fisher's entomology - Plate IV

From: The fly-fisher's entomology, 1901

Plate of numbered engravings showing mollusk shells, ribbed limpet-like specimens and line drawings of shell profiles.

Catalogue descriptif et méthodique des annelides et des mollusques de l'ile de Corse - Plate 4

From: Catalogue descriptif et méthodique des annelides et des mollusques de l'ile de Corse, 1826

Black-and-white plate showing a badger's open jaw and teeth among rough bone and rock fragments, labeled Plate III.

The mammals of Minnesota - Plate III

From: The mammals of Minnesota, 1892

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Cerastium arvense with white flowers, leaves, and dissected floral and seed details.

Illustrations of the flowering plants and ferns of the Falkland Islands - Plate 14

From: Illustrations of the flowering plants and ferns of the Falkland Islands, 1921

Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des épimaques - Plate 13

From: Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des épimaques, 1835

Scientific plate of six beetles in black, grey and reddish tones, with numbered labels and scale bars, from an 1842 monograph

Essai monographique et iconographique de la tribu des Cossyphides - Plate 7

From: Essai monographique et iconographique de la tribu des Cossyphides, 1842

Hand-coloured plate of earthstar and stalked puffball fungi with labelled figures and cross-sections, 1791.

Histoire des champignons de la France, ou, Traité élémentaire, renfermant dans un ordre - Plate 471

From: Histoire des champignons de la France, ou, Traité élémentaire, renfermant dans un ordre, 1791

Hand-colored plate of a small brown owl with yellow eyes perched on a branch with pine needles.

Naturgeschichte der Vögel deutschlands in getreuen Abbildungen und Beschreibungen - Plate 32

From: Naturgeschichte der Vögel deutschlands in getreuen Abbildungen und Beschreibungen, 1805

Engraved plate Tab. 26 showing three numbered line drawings of molluscs and their shells, 1859.

Figures of molluscous animals - Plate 26

From: Figures of molluscous animals, 1859

Drawing of a common stoat standing upright on a ledge, showing its dark summer coat and white underside.

British mammals - Plate (page 215)

From: British mammals, 1903

Black and white botanical engraving of a flowering vine with broad leaves, flower clusters and a dissected flower detail.

Icones plantarum Indiae Orientalis - Plate 475

From: Icones plantarum Indiae Orientalis, 1840

Hand-colored plate of a finch perched on a bramble branch with red berries and white flowers.

The language of birds - Plate 9

From: The language of birds, 1837

Hand-colored 1799 plate of twelve labeled fly species with magnified insets showing larvae, pupae and details.

Illustratio iconographica insectorum quæ in Musæis Parisinis - Plate XXVI

From: Illustratio iconographica insectorum quæ in Musæis Parisinis, 1799

Hand-coloured plate of small spiral snail shells, one resting on a green oak leaf, on a cream page numbered 59.

The natural history of British shells - Plate LIX

From: The natural history of British shells, 1799

Plate VI of whale skeletal elements: several vertebrae and bones in grayscale, numbered, labeled Balaena cisarctica.

Plates prepared for an unpublished monograph on the mammalian orders Cete and Sirenia - Plate VI

From: Plates prepared for an unpublished monograph on the mammalian orders Cete and Sirenia, 1881

Engraved page of twelve numbered botanical plant illustrations showing stems, leaves and flower clusters under the heading En

The pictorial flora - Plate (page 105)

From: The pictorial flora, 1840

Hand-coloured entomological plate showing numbered flies, crane flies, bees, wasps, larvae and pupae on a cream background.

Manuscript notes from my journal - Plate V

From: Manuscript notes from my journal, 1874

Hand-coloured plate of six cone shells in yellow, brown, black and pink patterns, labelled Conus, plate 24.

Conchology, or, The natural history of shells - Plate 24

From: Conchology, or, The natural history of shells, 1811

Lithograph of a ring-tailed opossum climbing a branch among berries and leaves, with a bush landscape below.

The mammals of Australia - Plate VII

From: The mammals of Australia, 1871

Engraved plate of a mottled brown duck with a dark head beside reeds, labeled Cyanopterus pretensis.

Sir William Jardine's illustrations of the duck tribe - Plate 6

From: Sir William Jardine's illustrations of the duck tribe, 1840

Colour plate of eleven numbered butterflies in orange, brown, blue and red, showing upper and under wing surfaces.

Rhopalocera Malayana :a description of the butterflies of the Malay Peninsula : with 46 co - Plate XXXVI

From: Rhopalocera Malayana :a description of the butterflies of the Malay Peninsula : with 46 co, 1882

Engraved plate with numbered illustrations of sea snail shells in black, white and grey, arranged in rows.

Catalogue descriptif et méthodique des annelides et des mollusques de l'ile de Corse - Plate 8

From: Catalogue descriptif et méthodique des annelides et des mollusques de l'ile de Corse, 1826

Coloured botanical plate of Acaena lucida and Drosera uniflora with red flowers, sundew leaves and numbered dissection drawin

Illustrations of the flowering plants and ferns of the Falkland Islands - Plate 18

From: Illustrations of the flowering plants and ferns of the Falkland Islands, 1921

Colour plate XII showing numbered butterfly specimens with orange, yellow, and black wings on a cream background.

The butterflies of the West Coast of the United States - Plate XII

From: The butterflies of the West Coast of the United States, 1906

Engraved plate of many bivalve shells in exterior and interior views, with concentric growth lines and hinge details.

Illustrations of the recent conchology of Great Britain and Ireland - Plate XXXI

From: Illustrations of the recent conchology of Great Britain and Ireland, 1844

Black-and-white photo plate of an American bison with lowered head beside a fence, labeled Plate IV, from The mammals of Minn

The mammals of Minnesota - Plate IV

From: The mammals of Minnesota, 1892

Engraved plate of Nidularia fungi, cup-shaped and flared forms with lettered stages, plus clusters on weathered wood.

Histoire des champignons de la France, ou, Traité élémentaire, renfermant dans un ordre - Plate 488

From: Histoire des champignons de la France, ou, Traité élémentaire, renfermant dans un ordre, 1791

Hand-coloured plate of a male manucode bird of paradis with red head, green plumes and long tail wires, perched on a branch.

Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des épimaques - Plate 17

From: Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des épimaques, 1835

Plate VI with coloured drawings of mayflies and caddisflies above matching artificial fishing flies on hooks.

The fly-fisher's entomology - Plate VI

From: The fly-fisher's entomology, 1901

Hand-colored plate of a brown deer on rocks beside a leafy branch, with a head study above, from an 1824 mammal book.

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate (page 204)

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Botanical plate of Polycarpaea spicata with a whole plant and numbered detail drawings of flowers, leaves and seeds.

Icones plantarum Indiae Orientalis - Plate 510

From: Icones plantarum Indiae Orientalis, 1840

Hand-coloured engraving of a small brown owl with yellow eyes perched on a branch, captioned Strix Scops.

Naturgeschichte der Vögel deutschlands in getreuen Abbildungen und Beschreibungen - Plate 44

From: Naturgeschichte der Vögel deutschlands in getreuen Abbildungen und Beschreibungen, 1805

Page of twelve numbered pen-and-ink botanical sketches of flowering sprigs, leaves and fruit under the heading Icosandria.

The pictorial flora - Plate (page 125)

From: The pictorial flora, 1840

Hand-coloured plate of a blue-headed songbird with red wing patches perched on a leafy flowering branch.

The language of birds - Plate 10

From: The language of birds, 1837

Hand-coloured plate of four spiny sea shells, three large and one small, showing their openings in brown and blue tones.

Conchology, or, The natural history of shells - Plate 45

From: Conchology, or, The natural history of shells, 1811

Lithograph plate of numbered whale skeletal bones, including a fan-shaped baleen plate, a flipper skeleton and curved ribs.

Plates prepared for an unpublished monograph on the mammalian orders Cete and Sirenia - Plate VII

From: Plates prepared for an unpublished monograph on the mammalian orders Cete and Sirenia, 1881

Coloured botanical plate of Gymnadenia odoratissima with pink orchid spike, leaves, roots and detailed flower dissections.

Abbildungen der in Deutschland und den angrenzenden gebieten vorkommenden grundformen der - Plate 33

From: Abbildungen der in Deutschland und den angrenzenden gebieten vorkommenden grundformen der, 1904

Hand-coloured natural history plate showing numbered insect larvae, pupae, cocoons and winged adults in rows on cream paper.

Manuscript notes from my journal - Plate VII

From: Manuscript notes from my journal, 1874

Engraved plate XXXVI showing numbered bivalve shells in exterior and interior views, from an 1844 conchology illustration.

Illustrations of the recent conchology of Great Britain and Ireland - Plate XXXVI

From: Illustrations of the recent conchology of Great Britain and Ireland, 1844

Drawing of a common opossum clinging to a branch with eucalyptus leaves and gumnuts, above a river landscape with ships.

The mammals of Australia - Plate VIII

From: The mammals of Australia, 1871

Coloured botanical plate of Nertera depressa with red berries, green foliage, and numbered flower and seed dissections below.

Illustrations of the flowering plants and ferns of the Falkland Islands - Plate 24

From: Illustrations of the flowering plants and ferns of the Falkland Islands, 1921

Two line drawings of insect leg tarsi with bristles and claws, labelled a and b, from an 1882 butterfly study.

Rhopalocera Malayana :a description of the butterflies of the Malay Peninsula : with 46 co - Plate (page 608)

From: Rhopalocera Malayana :a description of the butterflies of the Malay Peninsula : with 46 co, 1882

Engraved plate numbered 51 showing many snails and molluscs with spiral shells, tentacles and detailed anatomical views.

Figures of molluscous animals - Plate 51

From: Figures of molluscous animals, 1859

Hand-colored plate of five figures showing puffball fungi growing on dead wood, with detail sketches of individual specimens.

Histoire des champignons de la France, ou, Traité élémentaire, renfermant dans un ordre - Plate 503

From: Histoire des champignons de la France, ou, Traité élémentaire, renfermant dans un ordre, 1791

Colour plate of nine speckled bird eggs labelled dotterel, killdeer plover, ringed plover, kentish plover and little ringed p

A history of British birds - Plate 26

From: A history of British birds, 1883

Coloured plate of numbered orange fritillary butterflies showing upper and undersides, from a 1906 West Coast butterfly book.

The butterflies of the West Coast of the United States - Plate XV

From: The butterflies of the West Coast of the United States, 1906

Hand-coloured plate of five bivalve seashells, some with reddish-brown banded exteriors and one shown pale from inside.

The natural history of British shells - Plate LXVIII

From: The natural history of British shells, 1799

Engraved botanical plate of an Eugenia branch with leaves, flower clusters and numbered dissections of flower, fruit and seed

Icones plantarum Indiae Orientalis - Plate 545

From: Icones plantarum Indiae Orientalis, 1840

Plate IX showing numbered mayfly-like insects and artificial fishing flies on a cream page.

The fly-fisher's entomology - Plate IX

From: The fly-fisher's entomology, 1901

Hand-coloured plate of several bivalve and conch shells labelled Donax and Venus, from an 1811 natural history book.

Conchology, or, The natural history of shells - Plate 58

From: Conchology, or, The natural history of shells, 1811

Hand-coloured plate of a dark-coated fallow deer with pale antlers standing on sandy ground with grass and a rock.

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate (page 218)

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Printed page of twelve numbered botanical illustrations of flowering plants under the heading Didynamia.

The pictorial flora - Plate (page 147)

From: The pictorial flora, 1840

Hand-colored engraving of two yellow-green finches perched on a gnarled branch, male and female, with caption below.

Naturgeschichte der Vögel deutschlands in getreuen Abbildungen und Beschreibungen - Plate 57

From: Naturgeschichte der Vögel deutschlands in getreuen Abbildungen und Beschreibungen, 1805

Engraved plate of numbered bivalve mollusc shells, one large central shell surrounded by smaller specimens in various views.

Illustrations of the recent conchology of Great Britain and Ireland - Plate XLI

From: Illustrations of the recent conchology of Great Britain and Ireland, 1844

Coloured botanical plate of Platanthera chlorantha orchid with leaves, flowering spike, roots and dissected flower parts.

Abbildungen der in Deutschland und den angrenzenden gebieten vorkommenden grundformen der - Plate 38

From: Abbildungen der in Deutschland und den angrenzenden gebieten vorkommenden grundformen der, 1904

Hand-coloured plate of a fanciful crested bird with spread wings perched on a branch with orange flowers.

The language of birds - Plate 11

From: The language of birds, 1837

Hand-coloured engraved plate of numbered leaf beetles in side and top views with Latin captions, Tab. XXVIII.

Illustratio iconographica insectorum quæ in Musæis Parisinis - Plate XXVIII

From: Illustratio iconographica insectorum quæ in Musæis Parisinis, 1799

Plate of engraved figures showing numbered views of shelled molluscan larvae with ciliated margins and spines.

Figures of molluscous animals - Plate 58

From: Figures of molluscous animals, 1859