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Hand-coloured botanical plate of Ranunculus biternatus with yellow flowers, red fruit and dissected flower parts.

Illustrations of the flowering plants and ferns of the Falkland Islands - Plate 1

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

Coloured plate of ten numbered butterflies showing brown and blue wing patterns with white spots.

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

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

Engraved garden plan with curved tree-lined beds, a circular fountain, and a geometric parterre at lower right.

Traité de la composition et de l'ornement des jardins - Plate 4

From: Traité de la composition et de l'ornement des jardins, 1825

Hand-colored plate of four hawks and falcons perched on branches, each labeled with German, Latin and French names.

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel - Plate 7

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel, 1836

Colour plate of twelve numbered butterflies with red, orange, black and cream wing patterns, titled Tafel I.

Lepidoptera Niepeltiana - Plate I

From: Lepidoptera Niepeltiana, 1914

Sepia plate of freshwater shells: small Sphaerium and Pisidium specimens above, larger Unio tumidus and Unio pictorum below.

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

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

Painted plate of a pipistrelle bat flying above a half-timbered house with rooftops at dusk.

Atlas de poche des mammifères de France, de la Suisse romane et de la Belgique - Plate 3

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

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Stylidium violaceum with a tall purple flowering stem and dissected floral detail drawings.

Ferdinandi Bauer Illustrationes florae Novae Hollandiae, sive, Icones generum quae in Prod - Plate (page 9)

From: Ferdinandi Bauer Illustrationes florae Novae Hollandiae, sive, Icones generum quae in Prod, 1813

Hand-coloured engraving of a fox and camel above a vulture, eagle and hoopoe on a branch, labelled in French.

Le petit Buffon des enfants - Plate IV

From: Le petit Buffon des enfants, 1847

Hand-coloured 1789 plate of numbered beetles, including a large stag beetle and a dark ground beetle, labelled Coleoptera.

Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata - Plate II

From: Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata, 1789

Coloured plate of four fish specimens in red, orange and striped patterns, with figure labels and French captions in the marg

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises - Plate CCLVII

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1862

Black and white lithograph of three monkeys on a tree trunk and rocky ground, with German, Latin and French captions.

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere - Plate 24

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere, 1824

Printed scientific table of fossil species with rows of names and columns of locality marks, rotated on the page.

Systematic lists illustrative of the Flora, Fauna, Palaeontology, and Archaeology of the N - Plate (page 166)

From: Systematic lists illustrative of the Flora, Fauna, Palaeontology, and Archaeology of the N, 1870

Coloured plate of a blue carrier cock pigeon with green neck, white cere and red legs, standing on a wooden floor.

The illustrated book of pigeons - Plate (page 100)

From: The illustrated book of pigeons, 1876

Scientific plate of numbered beetles in colour and grey with smaller anatomical detail drawings on cream paper.

Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis - Plate 2

From: Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis, 1874

Coloured scientific plate of a cyprinid fish with olive scales and green fins, with a grey head detail at lower left.

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Neerlandaises - Plate CVII

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1877

Hand-coloured engraving of a common baboon with brown fur standing on a green mossy rock, captioned Common Baboon.

The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals - Plate 3

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

Hand-coloured botanical plate of a holly-leaved oak branch with green leaves, yellow catkins and an acorn.

The North American sylva or, a description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad - Plate (page 25)

From: The North American sylva or, a description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad, 1842

Hand-coloured 1777 entomological plate showing a green and black beetle with numbered insect larvae and pupae around it.

Nomenclatur und Beschreibung der Insecten in der Grafschaft Hanau-Münzenberg wie auch der - Plate 7

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

Hand-colored plate of a brown macaque monkey seated on a rock ledge, gripping the stone with its hands.

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate IV

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Engraved botanical plate of Gaultheria erecta showing a leafy branch, flower cluster and numbered detail studies of flower pa

Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues - Plate 5

From: Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues, 1799

Pencil drawing of a seated man reaching toward a hanging bird nest in a tree beside water, with woods behind.

Birds' nesting in India - Plate (page 14)

From: Birds' nesting in India, 1877

Two pink katydids with long antennae rest on a stalk of yellow flowers and green leaves in a colored plate.

The Orthoptera of Indiana - Plate (page 4)

From: The Orthoptera of Indiana, 1903

Hand-coloured plate of a large freshwater mussel shell with smaller numbered shells around it, labelled with species names.

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

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

Hand-colored plate of an adult and young Dama antelope on grass, with a trough, rocks and distant pyramids.

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

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

Engraved plan of a town garden with curved paths, tree groves, a round basin, and symmetrical parterre beds.

Traité de la composition et de l'ornement des jardins - Plate 12

From: Traité de la composition et de l'ornement des jardins, 1825

Hand-coloured 1836 plate showing four perched birds: a crested waxwing, a yellow oriole, a brown African bird and a black and

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel - Plate 19

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel, 1836

Title page of an 1795 beetle enumeration listing Scarabaeus species in two columns, with a purple library stamp.

Enumeratio insectorum elytratorum circa Erlangam indigenarum secundum systema fabricianum, - Plate (page 13)

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

Coloured plate of a volute sea shell with orange and brown striped markings on a cream page.

Exotic conchology - Plate 3

From: Exotic conchology, 1841

Coloured plate of a Crocidura shrew and two others among grass, with red earthworms and a golden field behind.

Atlas de poche des mammifères de France, de la Suisse romane et de la Belgique - Plate 7

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

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Aneilema crispata with white flowers, green leaves, and dissected floral and seed details.

Ferdinandi Bauer Illustrationes florae Novae Hollandiae, sive, Icones generum quae in Prod - Plate (page 10)

From: Ferdinandi Bauer Illustrationes florae Novae Hollandiae, sive, Icones generum quae in Prod, 1813

Hand-coloured 1847 plate of animals numbered 1 to 14, including a lion, tiger, pigeons, stag and dog in landscapes.

Le petit Buffon des enfants - Plate I

From: Le petit Buffon des enfants, 1847

Two coloured illustrations of stag beetles with black heads and legs and red-orange wing covers, numbered 1 and 2 on a cream

A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera - Plate I

From: A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera, 1864

Sepia plate of two freshwater mussel shells, Unio Margaritifer and Anodonta anatina, one showing its pale interior.

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

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

Two lithograph drawings of capuchin monkeys with long curled tails, one reaching forward and one sitting, from an 1824 natura

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere - Plate 34

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere, 1824

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Lea's Oak branch with lobed green leaves, acorns and enlarged acorn details labelled a and b

The North American sylva or, a description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad - Plate (page 41)

From: The North American sylva or, a description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad, 1842

Chromolithograph of a red-pied pouter cock pigeon with a swollen breast perched on a ledge beside ivy and a brick wall.

The illustrated book of pigeons - Plate (page 138)

From: The illustrated book of pigeons, 1876

Coloured plate of five butterflies and moths in green, yellow, pink and red, numbered 1 to 5 under the heading Tafel III.

Lepidoptera Niepeltiana - Plate III

From: Lepidoptera Niepeltiana, 1914

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises - Plate CCCLXV

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1862

Hand-coloured engraving of a mustache monkey on a branch and a long nosed monkey seated on mossy ground.

The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals - Plate 9

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

Engraved botanical plate of Scandix pinnatifida with a flowering stem, spiky seed heads and magnified flower details.

Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues - Plate 14

From: Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues, 1799

Coloured plate of a loggerhead shrike nest among thorny branches with green leaves and three eggs at right.

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

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

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

Engraved plate of greenhouse and hotbed sections, frame details and floor plans with scale bars, numbered Plate 20.

Traité de la composition et de l'ornement des jardins - Plate 20

From: Traité de la composition et de l'ornement des jardins, 1825

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 botanical plate of a rosette plant with blue globe flower heads and surrounding dissections of flower parts and

Ferdinandi Bauer Illustrationes florae Novae Hollandiae, sive, Icones generum quae in Prod - Plate (page 12)

From: Ferdinandi Bauer Illustrationes florae Novae Hollandiae, sive, Icones generum quae in Prod, 1813

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 plate of an oval-leaved birch branch with green leaves and yellow catkins, labelled Betula rhombifolia.

The North American sylva or, a description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad - Plate (page 70)

From: The North American sylva or, a description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad, 1842

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

Engraved botanical plate of an Agyneja impubes branch with leaves, thorns and numbered flower detail studies below.

Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues - Plate 23

From: Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues, 1799

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

Engraved plate of rustic wooden and stone dwellings with a floor plan, surrounded by trees and shrubs, 1825.

Traité de la composition et de l'ornement des jardins - Plate 29

From: Traité de la composition et de l'ornement des jardins, 1825

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

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Pterostylis grandiflora orchid with flowers, roots, seedling and magnified floral dissection

Ferdinandi Bauer Illustrationes florae Novae Hollandiae, sive, Icones generum quae in Prod - Plate (page 13)

From: Ferdinandi Bauer Illustrationes florae Novae Hollandiae, sive, Icones generum quae in Prod, 1813

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 botanical plate of a sea-side alder branch with serrated green leaves and brown catkins.

The North American sylva or, a description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad - Plate (page 85)

From: The North American sylva or, a description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad, 1842

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

Engraved botanical plate of Ononis vaginalis showing a branching plant with flowers and labeled floral dissection details.

Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues - Plate 32

From: Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues, 1799

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

Engraved plate of ice house cross-sections and a circular floor plan, with a pavilion above ground and a metric scale bar.

Traité de la composition et de l'ornement des jardins - Plate 37

From: Traité de la composition et de l'ornement des jardins, 1825

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

Hand-coloured botanical plate of a slender plant with pale tubular flowers and detailed dissections of flower parts and seeds

Ferdinandi Bauer Illustrationes florae Novae Hollandiae, sive, Icones generum quae in Prod - Plate (page 14)

From: Ferdinandi Bauer Illustrationes florae Novae Hollandiae, sive, Icones generum quae in Prod, 1813

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

Coloured botanical plate of Myrica inodora showing green leaves, yellow catkins, and dark round fruits on a branch.

The North American sylva or, a description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad - Plate (page 102)

From: The North American sylva or, a description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad, 1842