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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

Engraved botanical plate of Aralia hispida with leafy stems, umbel flower clusters, roots, and numbered flower detail sketche

Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues - Plate 41

From: Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues, 1799

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

Engraved plate showing four garden doors and barriers: arched doorway, picket gate, rustic lattice gate, and diamond-pattern

Traité de la composition et de l'ornement des jardins - Plate 45

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

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

Hand-coloured botanical plate of a tufted grass-like plant with pale flower heads and detailed dissections of flowers, seeds

Ferdinandi Bauer Illustrationes florae Novae Hollandiae, sive, Icones generum quae in Prod - Plate (page 15)

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

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

Coloured botanical plate of long-leaved willow showing a large leaf, catkins and branches with stamens.

The North American sylva or, a description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad - Plate (page 123)

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

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

Engraved botanical plate of Bejaria racemosa showing a flowering branch with buds, leaves, and numbered flower dissection det

Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues - Plate 51

From: Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues, 1799

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

Engraved plate of three Gothic garden chapels and a hermitage beside a river with a bridge and boat.

Traité de la composition et de l'ornement des jardins - Plate 53

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

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 botanical plate of orchid stems with flowers, roots, and magnified floral dissections in red, green, and brown.

Ferdinandi Bauer Illustrationes florae Novae Hollandiae, sive, Icones generum quae in Prod - Plate (page 17)

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

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

Hand-coloured botanical plate of a silver-leaved willow branch with narrow leaves, red and yellow catkins, and detail studies

The North American sylva or, a description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad - Plate (page 142)

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

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

Engraved botanical plate of Andromeda cassinefolia showing a flowering branch and numbered floral detail drawings.

Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues - Plate 60

From: Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues, 1799

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

Engraved plate showing three garden tombs with carved reliefs, columns and statues surrounded by trees, from an 1825 garden t

Traité de la composition et de l'ornement des jardins - Plate 61

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

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 botanical plate of a Grevillea banksii branch with red flower heads and dissected flower and seed details.

Ferdinandi Bauer Illustrationes florae Novae Hollandiae, sive, Icones generum quae in Prod - Plate (page 18)

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

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 botanical plate of American mangle showing green leaves, pale yellow flowers and buds, and a long brown pod.

The North American sylva or, a description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad - Plate (page 174)

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

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

Engraved botanical plate of Metrosideros lophantha with a branch of narrow leaves, brush-like flowers and detail dissections.

Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues - Plate 69

From: Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues, 1799

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

Hand-colored plate of beetles in orange, brown and blue with line drawings of their anatomical details.

Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis - Plate 19

From: Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis, 1874

Coloured plate of three moray eels in yellow-banded, dark brown and spotted patterns, with tooth details.

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Neerlandaises - Plate CLXV

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1877

Hand-coloured engraving of a walrus with long white tusks resting on rocks, labelled plate 57.

The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals - Plate 37

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

Engraved plate showing a Gothic garden pavilion and a round pavilion of rest among trees, with floor plans below.

Traité de la composition et de l'ornement des jardins - Plate 69

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

Coloured plate of a bird nest with four speckled eggs among leaves and lichen-covered bark, with two eggs shown beside it.

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

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

Hand-coloured plate of eight numbered butterflies in red, orange, brown and blue, some perched on green grass stems.

Nomenclatur und Beschreibung der Insecten in der Grafschaft Hanau-Münzenberg wie auch der - Plate 68

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

Engraved plate of numbered British land and freshwater snail shells with scale bars and small animal bodies.

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

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

Hand-coloured plate of a jerboa-like rodent with long tail and hind legs beside a tan rock, from an 1824 mammal history.

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate XL

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Hand-coloured botanical plate of a plant with yellow star-shaped flowers, roots, and dissected flower and seed parts.

Ferdinandi Bauer Illustrationes florae Novae Hollandiae, sive, Icones generum quae in Prod - Plate (page 19)

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

Drawing of a pendant broadbill nest with a round entrance hole, hanging from a branch with serrated leaves.

Birds' nesting in India - Plate (page 176)

From: Birds' nesting in India, 1877

Engraved plate of five numbered stag beetle specimens drawn from above, showing mandibles, legs and antennae.

A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera - Plate VI

From: A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera, 1864

Hand-coloured plate of land and freshwater snail shells in numbered figures, with a species name key below.

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

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

Hand-colored plate of a grey rodent with white feet on grass, with enlarged paw drawings above, labeled Hapalotis albipes.

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

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

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Eugenia dichotoma showing a branch with green leaves, pink flowers and a brown fruit detail.

The North American sylva or, a description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad - Plate (page 188)

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

Hand-coloured 1836 plate of four pigeon species, including a crowned pigeon, a migratory pigeon, a nutmeg pigeon and a Nicoba

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel - Plate 91

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel, 1836

Plate of numbered butterflies and moths with spread wings, with species caption listing beneath, from 1914.

Lepidoptera Niepeltiana - Plate X

From: Lepidoptera Niepeltiana, 1914

Hand-coloured 1841 plate of two Voluta Melo shells with brown blotches, one seen from above and one from below.

Exotic conchology - Plate 23

From: Exotic conchology, 1841

Coloured plate of a reddish-brown weasel with white belly baring its teeth in grass near rocks and trees.

Atlas de poche des mammifères de France, de la Suisse romane et de la Belgique - Plate 31

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

Engraved botanical plate of Pastinaca dissecta with umbel flowers, feathery leaves and numbered floral detail figures.

Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues - Plate 78

From: Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues, 1799

Hand-coloured engraving of birds (pelican, owl, swan, peacock) and animals (orangutan, donkey, monkey) with French captions.

Le petit Buffon des enfants - Plate VI

From: Le petit Buffon des enfants, 1847

Hand-colored 1789 engraving of Lepidoptera moths, including large brown eyespot moths and smaller banded species.

Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata - Plate XXI

From: Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata, 1789

Engraved plate of five squirrels on a branch, two holding a pine cone and a nut, with German and French captions.

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere - Plate 107

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere, 1824

Engraved plate showing three ornamental garden lanterns: a striped tower, a round stone tower, and a pavilion on a wall.

Traité de la composition et de l'ornement des jardins - Plate 77

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

Coloured plate of four turbit pigeons on a wooden floor, with white, black-barred and blue-grey plumage and frilled necks.

The illustrated book of pigeons - Plate (page 368)

From: The illustrated book of pigeons, 1876

Plate 22 showing colored and grayscale illustrations of wasp-like insects with wings spread and detailed head drawings.

Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis - Plate 22

From: Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis, 1874

Hand-coloured plate of five fish species with labelled figures, including red, orange and green bodied fishes.

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises - Plate CCCXCI

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1862

Hand-colored plate of a shaggy primate with dark face markings climbing a green tree trunk above leafy ground plants.

The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals - Plate 43

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

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Doryanthes excelsa showing a leafy rosette, tall stalk and red flower head detail.

Ferdinandi Bauer Illustrationes florae Novae Hollandiae, sive, Icones generum quae in Prod - Plate (page 20)

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

Color plate of a spiny thistle plant with a goldfinch nest and three pale eggs, labeled American goldfinch.

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

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

Hand-coloured 1777 insect plate showing a caterpillar, pupa and four butterflies with orange and black wing patterns.

Nomenclatur und Beschreibung der Insecten in der Grafschaft Hanau-Münzenberg wie auch der - Plate 80

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