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Two colored illustrations of pufferfish in olive and yellow tones with fan-shaped fins, from a 1877 ichthyology atlas plate.

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Neerlandaises - Plate CCXI

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1877

Lithograph plate 171 showing a standing cow and a spotted bull with horns on grassy ground, with German, Latin and French cap

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere - Plate 171

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere, 1824

Hand-coloured scientific plate of numbered insects with wing and body detail drawings, from an 1874 entomology book.

Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis - Plate 36

From: Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis, 1874

Engraved plate of numbered British freshwater mussels and land snail shells with scale bars, from an 1896 shell collector's m

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

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

Hand-coloured engraving of a radiated shrew above a standing rat kangaroo, both on grass, labelled Plate 67.

The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals - Plate 67

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

Hand-coloured plate of five butterflies numbered 1 to 5, showing dark wings with cream bands and eyespots.

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

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 two large banded specimens and a species caption list.

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

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

Hand-colored plate of a black-headed sheep standing on orange ground, with an outline sketch of another sheep above.

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate LXX

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Engraved scientific plate showing stag beetles in full view and detailed views of heads, antennae, and mandibles.

A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera - Plate XI

From: A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera, 1864

Two hand-coloured illustrations of an orange Voluta aethiopica shell, one showing ribbed exterior and one showing the pale ap

Exotic conchology - Plate 39

From: Exotic conchology, 1841

Hand-coloured plate of a dark sea otter on a rocky shore with shells, plus two skull views at left.

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

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

Black and white plate of numbered butterflies and moths in rows, with species captions printed beneath the figures.

Lepidoptera Niepeltiana - Plate XVIII

From: Lepidoptera Niepeltiana, 1914

Plate of nine labelled line drawings of Vertigo snail shells with shaded apertures, arranged in a grid on cream paper.

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

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

Hand-coloured 1789 entomology plate Tab XXXVI showing moths, flies and small insects labelled fig. 1 to fig. 17.

Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata - Plate XXXVI

From: Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata, 1789

Coloured plate of several scorpionfish and lionfish with spiny fins, plus a detached fin study, from an 1862 ichthyological a

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises - Plate CCCCXIII

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1862

Engraved plate of beetles with enlarged anatomical details of mouthparts, legs and antennae, labeled A to H.

Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis - Plate 39

From: Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis, 1874

Hand-coloured plate of three fish: a slender filefish, a spotted triggerfish, and a mottled spiny species with filaments.

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Neerlandaises - Plate CCXXII

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1877

Hand-coloured 1777 plate showing six numbered butterflies in orange, brown, grey and speckled patterns on cream paper.

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

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

Engraved plate IX showing numbered freshwater bivalve shells in varied sizes, with two large specimens labelled in inches.

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

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

Scientific plate of stag beetles in dorsal views with labeled enlarged details of mandibles, legs and antennae on cream paper

A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera - Plate XII

From: A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera, 1864

Hand-colored plate of numbered land and freshwater snail shells with a caption key listing species names.

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

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

Coloured plate of two Voluta pacifica sea shells, one showing the open aperture and one the mottled outer surface.

Exotic conchology - Plate 43

From: Exotic conchology, 1841

Coloured plate of four Platycephalus flathead fish in side view with line drawings of their flattened heads from above.

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises - Plate CCCCXVIII

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1862

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Neerlandaises - Plate CCXXXIV

From: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises, 1877

Plate of hand-coloured land and freshwater shells, numbered 135 to 152, with species captions at the bottom of the page.

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

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

Hand-coloured plate of two Strombus melanastomus sea shells, one upright and one reclining, with a species caption below.

Exotic conchology - Plate 47

From: Exotic conchology, 1841

Hand-coloured engraving of a male and female pinnated grouse with a leafy branch and rocky ground.

Illustrations of the game birds of North America - Plate (page 11)

From: Illustrations of the game birds of North America, 1835

Engraved frontispiece of a forest with a crocodile, a statue on a pedestal, and insects, frog and lizard on the ground.

An exposition of English insects - Plate (page 10)

From: An exposition of English insects, 1776

Lithograph plate of eight numbered freshwater snail shells and one operculum from Lake Tanganyika, 1888.

Iconographie malacologique des animaux mollusques fluviatiles du Lac Tanganika - Plate II

From: Iconographie malacologique des animaux mollusques fluviatiles du Lac Tanganika, 1888

Lithographed title page with lions, tigers and an antelope among rocks, a waterfall and palm trees, with German title letteri

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere - Plate (page 5)

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere, 1824

Engraved plate of fifteen bird heads and beaks labelled in French, showing varied bill shapes across species.

Traité élémentaire d'ornithologie - Plate II

From: Traité élémentaire d'ornithologie, 1811

Engraved plate of stag beetles with anatomical details of mandibles and legs, from Voets's 1785 coleoptera work.

Johann Euseb Voets Beschreibungen und Abbildungen hartschaaligter Insecten Coleoptera Linn - Plate I

From: Johann Euseb Voets Beschreibungen und Abbildungen hartschaaligter Insecten Coleoptera Linn, 1785

Colour plate of four buccinid sea snail shells numbered 17 to 20, with species captions below.

Atlas de poche des coquilles des côtes de France Manche, océan, Méditerranée communes, pit - Plate 4

From: Atlas de poche des coquilles des côtes de France Manche, océan, Méditerranée communes, pit, 1897

Engraved plate of numbered whale skeleton bones, including skulls, vertebrae, jaw bones and flipper bones, arranged in rows.

Ostéographie des cétacés vivants et fossiles - Plate IV

From: Ostéographie des cétacés vivants et fossiles, 1880

Four speckled bird eggs in a plate titled American Golden Plover, arranged in two rows on a cream background.

Eggs of British birds - Plate 3

From: Eggs of British birds, 1895

Hand-colored plate of four beetles labeled Java, Cape, Europe and France, with antennae and legs fully extended.

The natural history of beetles - Plate 1

From: The natural history of beetles, 1852

Hand-coloured plate of numbered British land and freshwater snails and a large mussel shell, 1858.

A descriptive manual of British land and fresh water shells, containing descriptions and f - Plate VIII

containing descriptions and f From: A descriptive manual of British land and fresh water shells, 1858

Hand-colored plate of a brown kangaroo-like marsupial standing on a rocky outcrop with grass, from an 1824 mammal book.

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate (page 22)

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Hand-coloured plate of a male and female redstart and two robins perched on a mossy branch.

A natural history of British birds - Plate (page 11)

From: A natural history of British birds, 1775

Hand-coloured plate of four wasp-like insects with veined wings and banded abdomens, from British entomology 1828.

Illustrations of British entomology - Plate XXXIX

From: Illustrations of British entomology, 1828

Engraved plate of a snail with extended tentacles above a slug, with Latin captions, from Lister's 1694 anatomy.

Martini Lister Exercitatio anatomica - Plate (page 26)

From: Martini Lister Exercitatio anatomica, 1694

Hand-colored engraving of a brown agouti rodent standing on a grassy mound with rocks and shrubs, plate CLXXII.

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen - Plate CLXXII

mit Beschreibungen From: Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, 1774

Wood engraving of an owl on a branch surrounded by songbirds, with a second group of birds on the ground below, titled The Tr

Among the birds - Plate (page 10)

From: Among the birds, 1868

Coloured plate of eighteen numbered moths in brown and orange tones, titled Noctuidae, Plate 40, from a 1909 European moth st

Noctuelles et géomètres d'Europe - Plate 40

From: Noctuelles et géomètres d'Europe, 1909

Hand-coloured plate of numbered seashells and mollusks arranged in four rows, from 1778 British conchology.

Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, The British conchology - Plate I

From: Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, The British conchology, 1778

Hand-coloured plate of a brown Hemigale hosei with a dark facial mask perched on a pale branch, with leaves.

A descriptive account of the mammals of Borneo - Plate XVIII

From: A descriptive account of the mammals of Borneo, 1893

Pen drawing of a Gothic cathedral choir with a large stained glass window and four choir boys in surplices.

Birds of the wave and woodland - Plate (page 237)

From: Birds of the wave and woodland, 1894

Engraved plate of insects including a butterfly, beetles and a fly, with lettered anatomical details and wing studies.

An exposition of English insects - Plate (page 16)

From: An exposition of English insects, 1776

Plate of numbered fossil shell illustrations, including conical, spiral and bivalve specimens in rows.

Conchyliologie fossile du bassin de l'Adour, ou, Description des coquilles fossiles qui on - Plate (page 67)

From: Conchyliologie fossile du bassin de l'Adour, ou, Description des coquilles fossiles qui on, 1837

Lithograph of a side view of an extinct giant sloth skull, Mylodon robustus, showing teeth and lower jaw in shaded detail.

Description of the skeleton of an extinct gigantic Sloth, Mylodon robustus, Owen, with obs - Plate II

From: Description of the skeleton of an extinct gigantic Sloth, Mylodon robustus, Owen, with obs, 1842

Coloured plate of a yellow wagtail with yellow breast and olive back standing by water, with a speckled egg below.

Illustrations of British birds - Plate 5

From: Illustrations of British birds, 1837

Engraved plate of stag beetles, Lucanus interruptus, showing side and top views and mandible details, numbered 1 to 8.

Johann Euseb Voets Beschreibungen und Abbildungen hartschaaligter Insecten Coleoptera Linn - Plate II

From: Johann Euseb Voets Beschreibungen und Abbildungen hartschaaligter Insecten Coleoptera Linn, 1785

Numbered scientific line drawings of crustacean appendages and body segments on a cream plate page from an 1895 publication.

On some new and rare Crustacea from Scotland - Plate V

From: On some new and rare Crustacea from Scotland, 1895

Grayscale lithograph portrait of Sultan Mahmud in a jeweled turban with a feathered plume and fur-trimmed robe.

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere - Plate 1

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere, 1824

Hand-coloured engraving of two grouse-like game birds on branches with a pine cone, butterflies and insects.

Illustrations of the game birds of North America - Plate (page 15)

From: Illustrations of the game birds of North America, 1835

Hand-coloured plate showing three beetles: a large grey weevil at top, a yellow spotted beetle and a green beetle below.

The natural history of beetles - Plate 3

From: The natural history of beetles, 1852

Lithograph plate of freshwater snail shells from Lake Tanganika, with one large central shell and numbered smaller specimens.

Iconographie malacologique des animaux mollusques fluviatiles du Lac Tanganika - Plate V

From: Iconographie malacologique des animaux mollusques fluviatiles du Lac Tanganika, 1888

Engraved anatomical plate of whale skeletons, skulls, vertebrae, flipper bones and baleen plates, numbered for study.

Ostéographie des cétacés vivants et fossiles - Plate XL

From: Ostéographie des cétacés vivants et fossiles, 1880

Engraved plate of sixteen numbered drawings of bird feet showing free and separated toes and claws.

Traité élémentaire d'ornithologie - Plate IV

From: Traité élémentaire d'ornithologie, 1811

Hand-colored plate of four magnified wasps with transparent wings and antennae, from British entomology illustrations, 1828.

Illustrations of British entomology - Plate XLV

From: Illustrations of British entomology, 1828

Colour plate of a spiral sea snail shell, Triton nodifer, with ribbed knobs and orange-brown markings on cream.

Atlas de poche des coquilles des côtes de France Manche, océan, Méditerranée communes, pit - Plate 10

From: Atlas de poche des coquilles des côtes de France Manche, océan, Méditerranée communes, pit, 1897

Hand-coloured plate of a banded-tailed squirrel clinging to a tree trunk beside green foliage.

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate (page 44)

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Six numbered speckled eggs of the woodcock, Scolopax rusticula, shown in two columns on a cream plate.

Eggs of British birds - Plate 7

From: Eggs of British birds, 1895

Plate 44 of Noctuidae showing eighteen numbered moths in brown and tan tones, wings spread, arranged in three columns.

Noctuelles et géomètres d'Europe - Plate 44

From: Noctuelles et géomètres d'Europe, 1909

Hand-coloured plate showing a large dark freshwater mussel shell with numbered smaller bivalve and snail shells around it.

A descriptive manual of British land and fresh water shells, containing descriptions and f - Plate I

containing descriptions and f From: A descriptive manual of British land and fresh water shells, 1858

Hand-colored engraving of two rodents, one on a rock slab and one curled in a burrow, with moss and stones.

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen - Plate CLXXXIV

mit Beschreibungen From: Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, 1774

Hand-coloured plate of a male and female moorhen with red bills on marsh vegetation beside a wooden post.

A natural history of British birds - Plate (page 15)

From: A natural history of British birds, 1775

Hand-coloured colour wheel plate with concentric numbered rings and a central triangle of red, black, blue and yellow.

An exposition of English insects - Plate (page 25)

From: An exposition of English insects, 1776

Engraved 1694 anatomical plate showing labelled dissections and a spiral snail shell across several numbered figures.

Martini Lister Exercitatio anatomica - Plate 1

From: Martini Lister Exercitatio anatomica, 1694

Lithograph plate of six numbered mammal skulls and a lower jaw, labelled Skulls of Bornean Mammals.

A descriptive account of the mammals of Borneo - Plate XIX

From: A descriptive account of the mammals of Borneo, 1893

Engraving of songbirds perched among branches, flowers and rocks, captioned The Wedding, from an 1868 bird book.

Among the birds - Plate (page 28)

From: Among the birds, 1868

Engraved plate of five beetles, numbered 1 to 5, showing stag beetle species with antennae and detailed wing cases.

Johann Euseb Voets Beschreibungen und Abbildungen hartschaaligter Insecten Coleoptera Linn - Plate III

From: Johann Euseb Voets Beschreibungen und Abbildungen hartschaaligter Insecten Coleoptera Linn, 1785

Hand-coloured plate PL.III showing eighteen numbered sea snail shells in red, brown, yellow and grey patterns.

Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, The British conchology - Plate III

From: Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, The British conchology, 1778

Lithograph of the underside of an extinct giant sloth skull showing rows of teeth on the palate, labelled Plate IV.

Description of the skeleton of an extinct gigantic Sloth, Mylodon robustus, Owen, with obs - Plate IV

From: Description of the skeleton of an extinct gigantic Sloth, Mylodon robustus, Owen, with obs, 1842

Black and white illustration of a girl in a bonnet and two children in a grassy field, one carrying a basket of fruit.

Birds of the wave and woodland - Plate (page 238)

From: Birds of the wave and woodland, 1894

Hand-coloured plate of four metallic beetles labelled Buprestis species, with localities India, Brazil and Java.

The natural history of beetles - Plate 6

From: The natural history of beetles, 1852

Lithographed plate of numbered fossil shells, spiral gastropods and bivalves, drawn in black line on cream paper.

Conchyliologie fossile du bassin de l'Adour, ou, Description des coquilles fossiles qui on - Plate (page 71)

From: Conchyliologie fossile du bassin de l'Adour, ou, Description des coquilles fossiles qui on, 1837

Lithograph of two bust portraits: a woman in a white headwrap and a man with long hair and a fur collar, labeled Bewohner von

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere - Plate 2

From: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere, 1824

Hand-colored plate of two Lapland buntings, a young female on a rock and an adult male with black head and rust collar on the

Illustrations of British birds - Plate 13

From: Illustrations of British birds, 1837

Hand-colored plate of four winged insects, including wasps in green, black, yellow and brown-blue, from 1828 British entomolo

Illustrations of British entomology - Plate XLVI

From: Illustrations of British entomology, 1828

Engraved plate of numbered scientific drawings of small crustacean body parts and whole animals, 1895.

On some new and rare Crustacea from Scotland - Plate VI

From: On some new and rare Crustacea from Scotland, 1895

Plate of lithographed whale skeletons and isolated bones, including skulls, vertebrae and ribs, from an 1880 cetacean osteogr

Ostéographie des cétacés vivants et fossiles - Plate XVIII

From: Ostéographie des cétacés vivants et fossiles, 1880

Hand-coloured plate of a male and female dusky grouse on the ground, with a butterfly flying at upper left.

Illustrations of the game birds of North America - Plate (page 17)

From: Illustrations of the game birds of North America, 1835

Plate of eighteen numbered noctuid moth specimens in brown and cream tones, labelled Noctuidae, Pl. 47.

Noctuelles et géomètres d'Europe - Plate 47

From: Noctuelles et géomètres d'Europe, 1909

Lithograph plate VIII of freshwater snail shells from Lake Tanganyika, with numbered shaded and outline views of species.

Iconographie malacologique des animaux mollusques fluviatiles du Lac Tanganika - Plate VIII

From: Iconographie malacologique des animaux mollusques fluviatiles du Lac Tanganika, 1888

Hand-colored plate of a small brown rodent climbing a rock face, labeled Otomys Capensis, from an 1824 mammal natural history

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate (page 64)

From: Histoire naturelle des mammifères, 1824

Engraved plate of nine numbered studies of webbed bird feet and legs, labeled Pieds à doigts palmés, Planche V.

Traité élémentaire d'ornithologie - Plate V

From: Traité élémentaire d'ornithologie, 1811

Hand-coloured 1776 insect plate showing dark and reddish moths, a green caterpillar on a leaf, and a chrysalis.

An exposition of English insects - Plate I

From: An exposition of English insects, 1776

Colored plate of four shell specimens, two smooth egg-shaped Ovula and two spiny Chenopus, with numbered labels and captions.

Atlas de poche des coquilles des côtes de France Manche, océan, Méditerranée communes, pit - Plate 16

From: Atlas de poche des coquilles des côtes de France Manche, océan, Méditerranée communes, pit, 1897

Hand-colored engraving of a grey rodent standing on a mossy rock with small plants, labeled Mus Accedula Pall.

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen - Plate CXCVII

mit Beschreibungen From: Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, 1774

Plate of eleven numbered green sandpiper eggs, speckled in brown and dark tones on cream and greenish ground.

Eggs of British birds - Plate 12

From: Eggs of British birds, 1895

Engraved plate of scarab beetles in four numbered figures, including a horned beetle in side view.

Johann Euseb Voets Beschreibungen und Abbildungen hartschaaligter Insecten Coleoptera Linn - Plate IV

From: Johann Euseb Voets Beschreibungen und Abbildungen hartschaaligter Insecten Coleoptera Linn, 1785

Hand-coloured plate of an elongated freshwater bivalve shell with green and brown concentric growth rings.

A descriptive manual of British land and fresh water shells, containing descriptions and f - Plate II

containing descriptions and f From: A descriptive manual of British land and fresh water shells, 1858

Engraved plate of a fossil sloth lower jaw in three views showing molar teeth, labeled Plate VI, 1842.

Description of the skeleton of an extinct gigantic Sloth, Mylodon robustus, Owen, with obs - Plate VI

From: Description of the skeleton of an extinct gigantic Sloth, Mylodon robustus, Owen, with obs, 1842

Hand-coloured engraving of a barnacle goose with a dark neck, white face and grey wings, labelled The Bernacle.

A natural history of British birds - Plate (page 19)

From: A natural history of British birds, 1775

Hand-coloured plate of five beetles labelled with Latin names, from Britain, America and Europe, dated 1852.

The natural history of beetles - Plate 9

From: The natural history of beetles, 1852