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Hand-colored 1789 engraving plate of numbered longhorn beetles with long antennae, labeled Coleoptera, Tab. V.

Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata - Plate V

From: Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata, 1789

Colour plate of a green carp-like fish with orange fins, with a grey top-view drawing of the fish below.

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Neerlandaises - Plate CXIX

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1877

Hand-coloured plate of a tufted marmoset with a striped tail gripping a branch, French caption below.

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate X

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Pencil-style plate of a tall tree with a large nest and two birds perched in its crown above a flat landscape.

Birds' nesting in India - Plate (page 79)

From: Birds' nesting in India, 1877

Hand-coloured plate of scarab beetles in red, yellow, orange and black with line drawings of body parts and numbered labels.

Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis - Plate 6

From: Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis, 1874

Engraved plate of labelled mollusc diagrams: bivalve shell hinge, gastropod shell parts, and a snail with mantle and tentacle

The collector's manual of British land and freshwater shells - Plate XI

From: The collector's manual of British land and freshwater shells, 1896

Hand-coloured plate of a male and female antelope in grassland beside a flowering shrub, labelled Antilope Capreolus.

Darstellung neuer oder wenig bekannter Säugethiere in Abbildungen und Beschreibungen - Plate VIII

From: Darstellung neuer oder wenig bekannter Säugethiere in Abbildungen und Beschreibungen, 1827

Hand-coloured 1836 bird plate showing four perching birds in yellow, black, white, brown and green with German captions.

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel - Plate 31

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel, 1836

Hand-coloured plate of red admiral butterfly life stages with caterpillars, chrysalides and an egg on nettle leaves.

Nomenclatur und Beschreibung der Insecten in der Grafschaft Hanau-Münzenberg wie auch der - Plate 20

From: Nomenclatur und Beschreibung der Insecten in der Grafschaft Hanau-Münzenberg wie auch der, 1777

Hand-colored plate of five freshwater mussel shells in dark, green and brown tones, labeled with Unio and Alasmodon species n

Manual of the land and fresh-water shells of the British Islands - Plate II

From: Manual of the land and fresh-water shells of the British Islands, 1857

Coloured plate of a red squirrel holding a nut on a tree trunk, with another squirrel peeking from a tree hollow behind.

Atlas de poche des mammifères de France, de la Suisse romane et de la Belgique - Plate 11

de la Suisse romane et de la Belgique From: Atlas de poche des mammifères de France, 1910

Hand-coloured engraving of a bear, flying lizard, crocodile, chameleon and snake in natural settings, from 1847.

Le petit Buffon des enfants - Plate V

From: Le petit Buffon des enfants, 1847

Plate of ten numbered drawings showing male abdominal appendages of Hesperotettix and Melanoplus grasshoppers, rear and side

The Orthoptera of Indiana - Plate I

From: The Orthoptera of Indiana, 1903

Two hand-coloured views of a freshwater mussel shell, outer brown ridged surface above and pearly pale inner surface below.

Exotic conchology - Plate 7

From: Exotic conchology, 1841

Lithograph of two lorises climbing tree branches, one large and one small, with German and French captions below.

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere - Plate 44

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere, 1824

Chromolithograph of three almond tumbler cock pigeons, two standing on pavement and one on a stone ledge, with brown plumage

The illustrated book of pigeons - Plate (page 174)

From: The illustrated book of pigeons, 1876

Hand-colored plate of twelve numbered beetles with scale bars and handwritten species names below, from an 1795 insect catalo

Enumeratio insectorum elytratorum circa Erlangam indigenarum secundum systema fabricianum, - Plate (page 75)

From: Enumeratio insectorum elytratorum circa Erlangam indigenarum secundum systema fabricianum, 1795

Sepia plate of a large oval freshwater mussel shell and a small triangular zebra mussel shell, labelled Plate III.

The land and freshwater shells of the British Isles - Plate III

From: The land and freshwater shells of the British Isles, 1880

Hand-coloured engraving of a loris on a branch above a slow lemur on mossy ground, labelled Plate 15.

The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals - Plate 15

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

Colored plate of a warbler nest on a leafy branch with three speckled eggs beside it, captioned Dendroeca aestiva.

Illustrations of the nests and eggs of birds of Ohio - Plate XV

From: Illustrations of the nests and eggs of birds of Ohio, 1886

Coloured plate showing three black stag beetles with orange-red wing covers, numbered 1 to 3, from a Lucanoid beetle catalogu

A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera - Plate II

From: A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera, 1864

Colored plate of several angelfish species with striped orange, blue and black bodies and detailed fins.

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises - Plate CCCLXX

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1862

Hand-colored plate of a male jaguar with spotted coat climbing a green rock, labeled Jaguar mâle in italic script.

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate XVI

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Pencil drawing of a rounded bird nest attached to forked twigs, labelled nest of the thick billed flower pecker.

Birds' nesting in India - Plate (page 86)

From: Birds' nesting in India, 1877

Coloured plate Tafel IV showing numbered moths and butterflies with spread wings in brown, orange, red and blue patterns.

Lepidoptera Niepeltiana - Plate IV

From: Lepidoptera Niepeltiana, 1914

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Neerlandaises - Plate CXXX

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1877

Hand-colored plate of a male and female Antilope melanotis antelope standing among shrubs on grassy ground.

Darstellung neuer oder wenig bekannter Säugethiere in Abbildungen und Beschreibungen - Plate XII

From: Darstellung neuer oder wenig bekannter Säugethiere in Abbildungen und Beschreibungen, 1827

Hand-coloured 1836 bird plate showing four perching chats and thrushes with German and Latin captions, numbered plate 43.

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel - Plate 43

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel, 1836

Hand-coloured plate of numbered insects including cockroaches, a green mantis, crickets and grasshoppers, labelled Hemiptera.

Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata - Plate VIII

From: Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata, 1789

Numbered pen drawings of slugs and snails in side views, with small enlarged shell and egg details on Plate I.

The collector's manual of British land and freshwater shells - Plate I

From: The collector's manual of British land and freshwater shells, 1896

Painted plate of a hazel dormouse on a branch among leaves and hazelnuts, with French caption naming Myoxus avellanarius.

Atlas de poche des mammifères de France, de la Suisse romane et de la Belgique - Plate 15

de la Suisse romane et de la Belgique From: Atlas de poche des mammifères de France, 1910

Hand-coloured engraving of a rhinoceros above a leopard and panther beside a palm tree and rocks.

Le petit Buffon des enfants - Plate III

From: Le petit Buffon des enfants, 1847

Plate of numbered beetles in colour with smaller black and white anatomical detail drawings around them.

Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis - Plate 9

From: Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis, 1874

Hand-coloured plate of numbered land snails and slugs with species names listed in a caption block below.

Manual of the land and fresh-water shells of the British Islands - Plate III

From: Manual of the land and fresh-water shells of the British Islands, 1857

Engraved plate of two bats with spread wings, labeled Megaderma lyra and Rhinolophus diadema, from an 1824 natural history bo

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere - Plate 54

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere, 1824

Four short-faced bald-head pigeons in blue, black, red and yellow plumage perched on wooden ledges.

The illustrated book of pigeons - Plate (page 214)

From: The illustrated book of pigeons, 1876

Hand-coloured plate of five numbered butterflies, orange, white and brown, one resting on a twig with green leaves.

Nomenclatur und Beschreibung der Insecten in der Grafschaft Hanau-Münzenberg wie auch der - Plate 32

From: Nomenclatur und Beschreibung der Insecten in der Grafschaft Hanau-Münzenberg wie auch der, 1777

Two hand-colored views of a brown striped Achatina sultana snail shell on a cream page, from Exotic conchology, 1841.

Exotic conchology - Plate 11

From: Exotic conchology, 1841

Engraved plate of a flying colugo skin with spread limbs and membrane, labeled Flying Colugo, Pl. 20.

The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals - Plate 20

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

Coloured plate of a yellow-breasted chat nest of woven twigs among green leaves, with three speckled eggs below.

Illustrations of the nests and eggs of birds of Ohio - Plate XX

From: Illustrations of the nests and eggs of birds of Ohio, 1886

Plate of twenty numbered illustrations of male insect abdominal appendages, shown in end and side views.

The Orthoptera of Indiana - Plate II

From: The Orthoptera of Indiana, 1903

Sepia plate of labeled freshwater and land snail shells, including Planorbis, Paludina and Physa species, in rows.

The land and freshwater shells of the British Isles - Plate IV

From: The land and freshwater shells of the British Isles, 1880

Coloured plate of a golden jackal standing on a rock, facing left, with italic caption Chacal dit du Sénégal.

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate XXII

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Pencil-style drawing of a tree trunk with a bird nest, leaves, twigs and a hanging fruit, from an 1877 book on Indian birds.

Birds' nesting in India - Plate (page 95)

From: Birds' nesting in India, 1877

Hand-coloured plate showing four beetles, a large black stag beetle with orange-edged wing cases above three smaller beetles.

A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera - Plate III

From: A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera, 1864

Hand-colored plate of five tropical butterflyfish in yellow, black and red tones with numbered figures and printed legend.

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises - Plate CCCLXXV

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1862

Hand-coloured plate of pygmy antelope pair above Saltiana antelope male, female and juvenile among shrubs, 1827.

Darstellung neuer oder wenig bekannter Säugethiere in Abbildungen und Beschreibungen - Plate XVI

From: Darstellung neuer oder wenig bekannter Säugethiere in Abbildungen und Beschreibungen, 1827

Hand-coloured 1836 plate of four perching finch-like birds with labelled captions, including a long-tailed bird and a bullfin

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel - Plate 55

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel, 1836

Black-and-white plate of two large Ornithoptera butterflies showing dark wings with white spots and pale hindwing bands.

Lepidoptera Niepeltiana - Plate VI

From: Lepidoptera Niepeltiana, 1914

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Neerlandaises - Plate CXLII

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1877

Coloured plate of a wood mouse in grass by a tree trunk, with a second mouse peeking from behind the trunk.

Atlas de poche des mammifères de France, de la Suisse romane et de la Belgique - Plate 19

de la Suisse romane et de la Belgique From: Atlas de poche des mammifères de France, 1910

Hand-coloured engraving plate IX with numbered animals: a beaver, bird of paradise, wolf, monkey and marmot.

Le petit Buffon des enfants - Plate IX

From: Le petit Buffon des enfants, 1847

Hand-coloured 1789 plate of numbered Hemiptera insects including aphids, a cicada, a ladybug and a twig with leaf.

Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata - Plate XI

From: Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata, 1789

Engraved natural history plate of a slug and many British land and freshwater snail shells with scale bars, numbered Plate II

The collector's manual of British land and freshwater shells - Plate II

From: The collector's manual of British land and freshwater shells, 1896

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere - Plate 64

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere, 1824

Coloured plate of three grey pigeons with black wing bars and red feet standing on a wooden ledge before a brick wall.

The illustrated book of pigeons - Plate (page 250)

From: The illustrated book of pigeons, 1876

Engraved plate 12 showing many beetles in dorsal view with small anatomical detail drawings around them.

Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis - Plate 12

From: Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis, 1874

Hand-coloured plate of numbered land snail shells in varied sizes, with species names listed at the bottom.

Manual of the land and fresh-water shells of the British Islands - Plate IV

From: Manual of the land and fresh-water shells of the British Islands, 1857

Hand-coloured engraving of a shaggy dark three-toed sloth with pale face hanging from a green branch beside pink flowers.

The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals - Plate 26

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

Colour plate of a chipping sparrow nest on an apple branch with three speckled blue eggs below.

Illustrations of the nests and eggs of birds of Ohio - Plate XXVI

From: Illustrations of the nests and eggs of birds of Ohio, 1886

Hand-coloured plate of eight numbered butterflies, mostly blue and grey, some resting on grass stems.

Nomenclatur und Beschreibung der Insecten in der Grafschaft Hanau-Münzenberg wie auch der - Plate 44

From: Nomenclatur und Beschreibung der Insecten in der Grafschaft Hanau-Münzenberg wie auch der, 1777

Hand-coloured 1841 plate showing two views of a Voluta pacifica shell, one exterior with zigzag bands, one showing the open a

Exotic conchology - Plate 15

From: Exotic conchology, 1841

Hand-colored plate of a striped mongoose-like mammal climbing a green tree trunk, head raised, from 1824 natural history book

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate XXVIII

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Shaded pencil sketch of a rocky outcrop with ridges, labeled as the breeding place of the terns, on a cream page.

Birds' nesting in India - Plate (page 109)

From: Birds' nesting in India, 1877

Hand-colored plate of five beetles, a large black stag beetle at center with smaller red and orange beetles around it.

A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera - Plate IV

From: A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera, 1864

Sepia plate of labeled freshwater and land snail shells, including Limnaea stagnalis and Ancylus species, from an 1880 natura

The land and freshwater shells of the British Isles - Plate V

From: The land and freshwater shells of the British Isles, 1880

Hand-colored plate of Cervus rufus: a male deer with antlers, a female lying down, and a spotted fawn in a grassy landscape.

Darstellung neuer oder wenig bekannter Säugethiere in Abbildungen und Beschreibungen - Plate XX

From: Darstellung neuer oder wenig bekannter Säugethiere in Abbildungen und Beschreibungen, 1827

Hand-coloured 1836 plate showing four parrot species perched on branches, with German, Latin and French labels.

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel - Plate 67

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel, 1836

Plate of eleven numbered Parnassius butterflies, upper and under wing views, with dark spots on pale wings and a caption belo

Lepidoptera Niepeltiana - Plate VII

From: Lepidoptera Niepeltiana, 1914

Hand-coloured plate of two Platax-type fish specimens with yellow fins and detailed scales, from an 1862 ichthyological atlas

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises - Plate CCCLXXXI

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1862

Coloured plate of a brown subterranean vole crawling among green grass stems and leafy plants beside a burrow entrance.

Atlas de poche des mammifères de France, de la Suisse romane et de la Belgique - Plate 23

de la Suisse romane et de la Belgique From: Atlas de poche des mammifères de France, 1910

Hand-coloured engraving of numbered sea fish and a shark above, and birds including a vulture on rocks below.

Le petit Buffon des enfants - Plate VIII

From: Le petit Buffon des enfants, 1847

Hand-coloured 1789 plate of five butterflies, including a black and blue species and a yellow striped swallowtail.

Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata - Plate XIV

From: Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata, 1789

Hand-colored plate of coiled eels with blotched brown markings and detailed jaw diagrams, from an 1877 Dutch East Indies fish

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Neerlandaises - Plate CLIII

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1877

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere - Plate 74

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere, 1824

Coloured plate of two fancy pigeons, a yellow barb and a red barb, standing on a ledge against a stone wall.

The illustrated book of pigeons - Plate (page 286)

From: The illustrated book of pigeons, 1876

Hand-coloured plate of beetles with orange and black wing covers and large antennae, plus small anatomical line drawings.

Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis - Plate 16

From: Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis, 1874

Engraved plate of fifteen numbered British land and freshwater snail shells, with a large banded shell at center.

The collector's manual of British land and freshwater shells - Plate III

From: The collector's manual of British land and freshwater shells, 1896

Hand-coloured engraving of a rhinoceros leaning against a tree trunk, with plate number 32 and the label RHINOCEROS.

The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals - Plate 32

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

Coloured plate of a blue-winged yellow warbler nest in grass and stems, with a perched bird and three speckled eggs.

Illustrations of the nests and eggs of birds of Ohio - Plate XXXII

From: Illustrations of the nests and eggs of birds of Ohio, 1886

Hand-coloured plate of eight numbered butterflies in blue, brown and grey, labelled Tab. 56, from a 1777 insect catalogue.

Nomenclatur und Beschreibung der Insecten in der Grafschaft Hanau-Münzenberg wie auch der - Plate 56

From: Nomenclatur und Beschreibung der Insecten in der Grafschaft Hanau-Münzenberg wie auch der, 1777

Hand-coloured plate of numbered land and freshwater snail shells with species names listed below.

Manual of the land and fresh-water shells of the British Islands - Plate V

From: Manual of the land and fresh-water shells of the British Islands, 1857

Hand-coloured plate of a brown rodent with a long tail climbing a weathered tree trunk, from an 1824 mammal book.

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate XXXIV

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Pencil drawing of a cup-shaped bird nest wedged between two thorny branches, with fibres trailing below.

Birds' nesting in India - Plate (page 130)

From: Birds' nesting in India, 1877

Engraved plate of five numbered stag beetle specimens, the largest at top center with branched mandibles and spiny legs.

A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera - Plate V

From: A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera, 1864

Hand-coloured plate of two Mitra glabra shells, one showing its open aperture, with caption below.

Exotic conchology - Plate 19

From: Exotic conchology, 1841

Coloured plate of a jerboa, Dipus decumanus, standing upright among grasses and shrubs, with a long tail.

Darstellung neuer oder wenig bekannter Säugethiere in Abbildungen und Beschreibungen - Plate XXV

From: Darstellung neuer oder wenig bekannter Säugethiere in Abbildungen und Beschreibungen, 1827

Hand-coloured 1836 bird plate showing a long-tailed bird of paradise and two hummingbirds perched on branches.

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel - Plate 79

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel, 1836

Black and white plate of seven numbered butterfly specimens with open wings, captioned Tafel IX, from a 1914 lepidoptera publ

Lepidoptera Niepeltiana - Plate IX

From: Lepidoptera Niepeltiana, 1914

Plate of labelled slug illustrations including Limax flavus, L. maximus, and Testacella haliotidea, with shell details.

The land and freshwater shells of the British Isles - Plate VI

From: The land and freshwater shells of the British Isles, 1880

Coloured plate of a striped wild cat crouched on a branch among autumn leaves, captioned Chat sauvage, Felis catus.

Atlas de poche des mammifères de France, de la Suisse romane et de la Belgique - Plate 27

de la Suisse romane et de la Belgique From: Atlas de poche des mammifères de France, 1910

Hand-coloured engraving of a rooster, turkey, bat, seagull, chamois, lynx and snake in natural settings.

Le petit Buffon des enfants - Plate VII

From: Le petit Buffon des enfants, 1847

Hand-coloured 1789 plate of twelve numbered butterflies with brown, orange and striped wings, labelled Lepidoptera, Tab. XVII

Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata - Plate XVII

From: Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata, 1789

Colored ichthyological plate showing five fish specimens with detailed fins and scales, labeled with figure numbers.

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises - Plate CCCLXXXVI

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1862

Black and white lithograph of two marsupials climbing upward, one plain grey with a curled tail, one spotted with a long tail

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere - Plate 97

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere, 1824

Coloured plate of four Antwerp pigeons, blue and red chequered, perched on a roof with birds in the sky.

The illustrated book of pigeons - Plate (page 324)

From: The illustrated book of pigeons, 1876