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Hand-coloured plate of a reddish-brown hamster, labelled Cricetus auratus, clinging to a tree trunk.

Zoologia typica - Plate 27

From: Zoologia typica, 1849

Coloured plate V showing numbered British butterflies with orange, cream, brown and black wing patterns, 1885.

British butterflies - Plate V

From: British butterflies, 1885

Sepia scientific plate of mantis shrimp species with full-body views and magnified claw and tail details.

Figures and descriptions of nine species of Squillidae - Plate IV

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

Hand-colored plate of a kinkajou climbing a tree and a red panda standing on a branch, labeled Figures 77 and 78.

Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populären Naturgeschichte der Säugethiere in ihren sämmt - Plate (page 73)

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

Coloured botanical plate of Avena flavescens showing grass stems, panicle, roots and numbered floral detail drawings.

Les meilleures plantes fourragères - Plate 6

From: Les meilleures plantes fourragères, 1883

Hand-colored plate of two kingfisher birds perched on branches, one teal and white, one rust-red and blue, numbered 14.

Kupfertafeln zur Naturgeschichte der Vögel - Plate 14

From: Kupfertafeln zur Naturgeschichte der Vögel, 1832

Hand-coloured plate of three numbered butterflies with yellow and brown wings, from an 1846 Nepal insect study.

Descriptions and figures of some new lepidopterous insects, chiefly from Nepal - Plate 5

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

Hand-coloured plate of Fissurella limpet shells numbered 64 to 69, showing exterior and interior views with radiating ribs.

The conchological illustrations or, Coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent - Plate (page 145)

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

Lithograph of a grey whale's tail and flukes rising from the water, labeled Plate XI, Great Polar Whale, 1874.

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

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

Grey printed botanical illustration of a broad buckler fern frond with labelled leaflets, from The ferns of Sidmouth, 1862.

The ferns of Sidmouth - Plate (page 35)

From: The ferns of Sidmouth, 1862

Hand-coloured plate of a red, green and blue Tabuan parrakeet perched on a bare branch.

Illustrations of the family of Psittacidœ, or parrots - Plate 16

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

Hand-colored entomological plate showing green and dark caterpillars, a chrysalis, two moths and a yellow flower on plant ste

Iconographie et description de chenilles et lépidopteres inédits - Plate 5

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

Hand-coloured engraved plate showing four bivalve shells with concentric green and yellow growth rings, numbered XII.

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

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

Lithographic plate showing numbered fossil bones, vertebrae, limb bones and a jaw fragment with teeth.

Hitherto unpublished plates of Tertiary Mammalia and Permian Vertebrata - Plate (page 117)

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

Hand-coloured botanical engraving of Cerastium semidecandrum with stems, flowers, and dissection details.

Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs - Plate 33

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

Hand-coloured plate of a black swallow puff-bird with orange breast and white wing patch perched on a branch.

A selection of the birds of Brazil and Mexico - Plate 36

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

Scientific plate of a lacewing insect with veined wings and long antennae, with a smaller figure above, labelled Tab. 18.

Symbolae ad monographiam generis chrysopae, Leach - Plate 18

Leach From: Symbolae ad monographiam generis chrysopae, 1851

Icones piscium, or, Plates of rare fishes - Plate 5

James Barker Emery, 1843

Hand-coloured plate of a pygmy antelope standing above a white antelope lying on grass, from an 1811 natural history book.

The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals - Plate 91

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

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Petasostylis nigrescens with blue flowers, green leaves and grey dissection details.

Herbier général de l'amateur, deuxiéme série - Plate (page 167)

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

Watercolour plate of a rufous whistling duck with dark wing feathers standing by reeds in marsh vegetation.

Illustrations of Indian ornithology - Plate XXIII

From: Illustrations of Indian ornithology, 1847

Plate 37 showing three swallowtail butterflies in black and cream, with a flowering stem and bulbs with roots.

Arcana entomologica, or, Illustrations of new, rare, and interesting insects - Plate 37

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

Pen and ink plate of a freshwater mussel shell, one valve open to show interior structures, labeled Plate LXXVII.

The Unionidae of Kansas - Plate LXXVII

From: The Unionidae of Kansas, 1902

Hand-colored plate of a red fox walking past a weathered wooden fence with a leafy branch, labeled The Common Fox.

Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes - Plate XXI

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

Painted plate of slender white birch trees with pale bark in a green meadow under a cloudy sky.

Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il - Plate (page 129)

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

Hand-coloured plate of a black and white shrike perched on a branch beside a wasp, with leaves and berries.

Zoologia typica - Plate 33

From: Zoologia typica, 1849

Engraved page of spiders, a scorpion, beetles and a moth with Latin captions, from a 1634 insect natural history book.

Insectorum sive minimorum animalium theatrum - Plate (page 350)

From: Insectorum sive minimorum animalium theatrum, 1634

Engraved plate of three fish specimens with banded bodies and fins, numbered 1 to 3, from an 1800 French fish atlas.

Atlas des poissons - Plate 59

From: Atlas des poissons, 1800

Hand-colored plate of six rodents including ground squirrels, a marmot, and burrowing moles, labeled with figure numbers and

Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populären Naturgeschichte der Säugethiere in ihren sämmt - Plate (page 89)

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

Coloured botanical plate of Holcus lanatus grass with roots, flower panicles, and numbered floral dissection details.

Les meilleures plantes fourragères - Plate 7

From: Les meilleures plantes fourragères, 1883