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Hand-colored 1779 plate of eight numbered blue and grey butterflies with orange wing edges, labeled Tab. 1.

Io. Andr. Benigni Bergstraesseri, philosophiae professoris ordinarii ... Icones papilionum - Plate 1

From: Io. Andr. Benigni Bergstraesseri, philosophiae professoris ordinarii ... Icones papilionum, 1779

Hand-painted plate of eight colourful Australian beetles in two rows, each labelled with a species name and location.

Two hand-painted volumes of Coleoptera illustrated by Francis du Boulay - Plate (page 15)

From: Two hand-painted volumes of Coleoptera illustrated by Francis du Boulay, 1880

Engraved natural history plate with numbered anatomical figures of a shipworm, a cross-section, and small shell specimens.

Godofredi Sellii, J.U.D. ex Societate regia Londinensi Historia naturalis teredinis seu xy - Plate I

From: Godofredi Sellii, J.U.D. ex Societate regia Londinensi Historia naturalis teredinis seu xy, 1733

Hand-colored plate of eight numbered blue and grey butterflies with open and folded wings, from an 1779 entomological book.

Io. Andr. Benigni Bergstraesseri, philosophiae professoris ordinarii ... Icones papilionum - Plate 3

From: Io. Andr. Benigni Bergstraesseri, philosophiae professoris ordinarii ... Icones papilionum, 1779

Hand-painted plate of five beetles with handwritten labels noting West Australia and Geraldton, from an 1880 Coleoptera volum

Two hand-painted volumes of Coleoptera illustrated by Francis du Boulay - Plate (page 25)

From: Two hand-painted volumes of Coleoptera illustrated by Francis du Boulay, 1880

Engraved plate of hippopotami, a crocodile and birds in water, with three smaller framed vignettes below.

Synonymia piscium Graeca et Latina emendata, aucta atque illustrata - Plate (page 377)

aucta atque illustrata From: Synonymia piscium Graeca et Latina emendata, 1789

Hand-colored 1779 plate of eight numbered butterflies in blue, brown and grey tones, labeled Tab. 4.

Io. Andr. Benigni Bergstraesseri, philosophiae professoris ordinarii ... Icones papilionum - Plate 4

From: Io. Andr. Benigni Bergstraesseri, philosophiae professoris ordinarii ... Icones papilionum, 1779

Six hand-painted butterflies in two rows on cream paper, with brown, white, yellow and red wing patterns.

Two hand-painted volumes of Coleoptera illustrated by Francis du Boulay - Plate (page 41)

From: Two hand-painted volumes of Coleoptera illustrated by Francis du Boulay, 1880

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

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

Hand-colored plate of eight numbered butterflies in blue, brown and black, labeled Tab. 8, on cream paper.

Io. Andr. Benigni Bergstraesseri, philosophiae professoris ordinarii ... Icones papilionum - Plate 8

From: Io. Andr. Benigni Bergstraesseri, philosophiae professoris ordinarii ... Icones papilionum, 1779

Six hand-painted butterflies and moths in two rows, including orange, red-spotted and gray species, on a cream background.

Two hand-painted volumes of Coleoptera illustrated by Francis du Boulay - Plate (page 45)

From: Two hand-painted volumes of Coleoptera illustrated by Francis du Boulay, 1880

Engraved natural history plate TAB.11 with lettered figures of shipworm shells, larvae, and an insect, 1733.

Godofredi Sellii, J.U.D. ex Societate regia Londinensi Historia naturalis teredinis seu xy - Plate II

From: Godofredi Sellii, J.U.D. ex Societate regia Londinensi Historia naturalis teredinis seu xy, 1733

Hand-coloured 1779 plate of eight numbered butterflies with blue and grey wings, labelled Tab. 10.

Io. Andr. Benigni Bergstraesseri, philosophiae professoris ordinarii ... Icones papilionum - Plate 10

From: Io. Andr. Benigni Bergstraesseri, philosophiae professoris ordinarii ... Icones papilionum, 1779

Hand-painted watercolor plate of many colorful beetle species with handwritten scientific names and locality labels.

Two hand-painted volumes of Coleoptera illustrated by Francis du Boulay - Plate (page 59)

From: Two hand-painted volumes of Coleoptera illustrated by Francis du Boulay, 1880

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

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

Hand-painted page of colourful beetle specimens in rows, each labelled with species name and locality, from an 1880 Coleopter

Two hand-painted volumes of Coleoptera illustrated by Francis du Boulay - Plate (page 61)

From: Two hand-painted volumes of Coleoptera illustrated by Francis du Boulay, 1880

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

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

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 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

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 1874 world map showing whale circulation areas and ocean currents, with a legend of cetacean groups.

Etudes zoologiques et paléontologiques sur la famille des cétacés - Plate I

From: Etudes zoologiques et paléontologiques sur la famille des cétacés, 1874

Black-and-white photographs of five fossil mammal skull and jaw fragments with visible teeth, numbered 1 to 5 on a plate.

Monographie de la faune de mammifères fossiles du Ludien inférieur d'Euzet-les-Bains Gard - Plate (page 353)

From: Monographie de la faune de mammifères fossiles du Ludien inférieur d'Euzet-les-Bains Gard, 1917

Lithographic plate of fossil and living whale skulls, rostra and bones with numbered figures, 1880.

Ostéographie des cétacés vivants et fossiles - Plate XXVII

From: Ostéographie des cétacés vivants et fossiles, 1880

Hand-colored 1874 map of world ocean currents with blue and yellow zones marking whale and cachalot circulation areas.

Etudes zoologiques et paléontologiques sur la famille des cétacés - Plate II

From: Etudes zoologiques et paléontologiques sur la famille des cétacés, 1874

Coloured 1874 map of world ocean currents and zones where dolphins and porpoises are distributed, with a French legend.

Etudes zoologiques et paléontologiques sur la famille des cétacés - Plate III

From: Etudes zoologiques et paléontologiques sur la famille des cétacés, 1874