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Hand-coloured plate of a yellow oriole with black head and wings perched on a branch, numbered XV.

Illustrations of Indian ornithology - Plate XV

From: Illustrations of Indian ornithology, 1847

Plate of five numbered butterflies, mostly white and yellow with black wing spots and detailed wing veins.

British butterflies - Plate IV

From: British butterflies, 1885

Engraved scientific plate showing numbered drawings of mantis shrimp bodies, appendages, and magnified anatomical details.

Figures and descriptions of nine species of Squillidae - Plate III

From: Figures and descriptions of nine species of Squillidae, 1895

Hand-colored plate of a Magellanic dog (colpeo) walking over rocks with a mountain behind it, 1890.

Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes - Plate XIV

From: Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes, 1890

Pencil drawing of a persimmon tree with two trunks and spreading branches in an open field, from a 1911 book.

Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il - Plate (page 65)

From: Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il, 1911

Coloured plate of a brown wild goat with long curved horns standing on a rocky ledge against a pale landscape.

Zoologia typica - Plate 21

From: Zoologia typica, 1849

Hand-coloured plate of three butterfly and moth specimens with spread wings, numbered 1, 1a and 2, from an 1846 entomology bo

Descriptions and figures of some new lepidopterous insects, chiefly from Nepal - Plate 4

chiefly from Nepal From: Descriptions and figures of some new lepidopterous insects, 1846

Hand-coloured 1832 plate of chiton mollusks showing segmented shells in dorsal and ventral views, numbered figures on cream p

The conchological illustrations or, Coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent - Plate (page 97)

From: The conchological illustrations or, Coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent, 1832

Three coloured plates of mammals: a spotted genet on a rock, an Egyptian mongoose with prey, and a palm civet on a branch.

Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populären Naturgeschichte der Säugethiere in ihren sämmt - Plate (page 57)

From: Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populären Naturgeschichte der Säugethiere in ihren sämmt, 1860

Botanical plate of a tall forage grass with leaves, flower spikes and magnified floret dissections, labelled Taf. 5.

Les meilleures plantes fourragères - Plate 5

From: Les meilleures plantes fourragères, 1883

Hand-coloured 1832 bird plate showing two perching birds on branches, one black and orange with a long tail, one brown.

Kupfertafeln zur Naturgeschichte der Vögel - Plate 11

From: Kupfertafeln zur Naturgeschichte der Vögel, 1832

Hand-coloured plate of moths, caterpillars and a chrysalis around a plant sprig with white flowers.

Iconographie et description de chenilles et lépidopteres inédits - Plate 1

From: Iconographie et description de chenilles et lépidopteres inédits, 1859

Hand-coloured conchology plate IX showing numbered land and freshwater snail and bivalve shells in a grid.

Illustrations of the land and fresh water conchology of Great Britain and Ireland - Plate IX

From: Illustrations of the land and fresh water conchology of Great Britain and Ireland, 1845

Rotated lithograph of humpback whales lobtailing and breaching among sea spray, with a caption and plate number.

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

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

Botanical plate of a mountain buckler fern frond and a stem with diminishing pinnae, drawn in dark stipple on cream paper.

The ferns of Sidmouth - Plate (page 27)

From: The ferns of Sidmouth, 1862

Hand-colored plate of an undulated parakeet with green plumage and blue tail perched on a branch.

Illustrations of the family of Psittacidœ, or parrots - Plate 13

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

Hand-coloured plate of a green lacewing with spread wings and antennae, with a smaller specimen above and a caption below.

Symbolae ad monographiam generis chrysopae, Leach - Plate 13

Leach From: Symbolae ad monographiam generis chrysopae, 1851

Hand-coloured plate showing two fish, a yellow banded fish on the left and a red striped fish on the right, numbered 1 and 2.

Icones piscium, or, Plates of rare fishes - Plate 4

James Barker Emery, 1843

Lithograph plate of fossil mammal skulls, jaws and molar teeth in several views, labelled with species names and scales.

Hitherto unpublished plates of Tertiary Mammalia and Permian Vertebrata - Plate (page 93)

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

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Saxifraga tridactylites with red stems, white flowers and magnified floral dissections.

Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs - Plate 28

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

Hand-coloured plate of two hummingbirds, one in flight with red throat and orange tail, one perched on a branch.

A selection of the birds of Brazil and Mexico - Plate 30

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

Engraved plate of beetles with detail drawings of insect parts and an orchid stem with leaves.

Arcana entomologica, or, Illustrations of new, rare, and interesting insects - Plate 29

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

Two engraved drawings of freshwater mussel shells labeled Plate LXIX, showing hinge and interior detail.

The Unionidae of Kansas - Plate LXIX

From: The Unionidae of Kansas, 1902

Hand-coloured engraving of a dark reindeer with yellow antlers beside a lichen-covered pine tree, printed page rotated sidewa

The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals - Plate 87

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

Hand-coloured botanical plate of a yellow spotted lily with dark leaves, beside a small engraved plant sketch.

Herbier général de l'amateur, deuxiéme série - Plate (page 133)

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

Hand-coloured plate of a brown songbird with a long raised tail perched on a branch with green leaves.

Illustrations of Indian ornithology - Plate XIX

From: Illustrations of Indian ornithology, 1847

Woodcut plate of insects including mantises, a long segmented caterpillar, moths, beetles and grasshoppers on aged paper.

Insectorum sive minimorum animalium theatrum - Plate (page 349)

From: Insectorum sive minimorum animalium theatrum, 1634

Engraved plate of three flatfish labeled La Limande, Le Flétan and La Sole, from an 1800 fish atlas.

Atlas des poissons - Plate 46

From: Atlas des poissons, 1800

Hand-coloured plate of Azara's dog, a russet fox-like canid standing on rocky ground beneath palm fronds.

Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes - Plate XVII

From: Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes, 1890

Watercolor of a sassafras tree beside a split-rail fence and dirt path, with a field and distant trees behind it.

Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il - Plate (page 73)

From: Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il, 1911