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Ornithology from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Whale from A History of the Earth and Animated Nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Four-eye'd Night Butterfly (Phalæna plumata caudata) from The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands (1754) by Mark Catesby (1683-1749).

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Collection of various Bats from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Asiatic Lion, Lioness, Bengal Tiger, Leopard, and Jaguar from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Honey Bee, Worker, Male, Queen, Common Humble Bee, Lapidary Bee, Male, Female, Moss or Carder Bee, Donovan's Humble Bee, Harris Humble Bee; False Humble Bee, Apathus Vestalis, and Apathus Repestris from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

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The British lion from Un-Natural History Not Taught In Bored Schools, etc published by Simpkin, Marshall & Co. (1883).

Man from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

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Polypi from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Reptiles from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

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Whale from Natural History Pictures of the Mammals (1824) by Heinrich Rudolf Schinz. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

Natural History Paintings compiled by Goto Kosei (1696-1771), dated 1757, once owned by Kimura Kenkado, color on paper - Tokyo National Museum - DSC05457

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Natural History Paintings compiled by Goto Kosei (1696-1771), dated 1757, once owned by Kimura Kenkado, color on paper - Tokyo National Museum - DSC05461

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Natural History Paintings compiled by Goto Kosei (1696-1771), dated 1757, once owned by Kimura Kenkado, color on paper - Tokyo National Museum - DSC05459

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Natural History Paintings compiled by Goto Kosei (1696-1771), dated 1757, once owned by Kimura Kenkado, color on paper - Tokyo National Museum - DSC05465

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Natural History Paintings compiled by Goto Kosei (1696-1771), dated 1757, once owned by Kimura Kenkado, color on paper - Tokyo National Museum - DSC05456

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Addax, Koodoo, Pallah, Kevel Gazelle, Springbock, Salt's Antelope, Takhaitze, and Nyl Ghau from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Natural History Paintings compiled by Goto Kosei (1696-1771), dated 1757, once owned by Kimura Kenkado, color on paper - Tokyo National Museum - DSC05462

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Natural History Paintings compiled by Goto Kosei (1696-1771), dated 1757, once owned by Kimura Kenkado, color on paper - Tokyo National Museum - DSC05463

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Natural History Paintings compiled by Goto Kosei (1696-1771), dated 1757, once owned by Kimura Kenkado, color on paper - Tokyo National Museum - DSC05467

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The manx cat from Un-Natural History Not Taught In Bored Schools, etc published by Simpkin, Marshall & Co. (1883).

Raubvogel translated Birds of Prey (ca.1840), a lithograph of various birds of prey perched on a tree. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

Entertainments from Natural History - Fish (1798), an erected sperm whale shooting up water through a blowhole. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

Entomology - Arachnides, Myriapoda from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Scottish Deerhound from On the Domesticated Animals of the British Islands: Comprehending the Natural and Economical History of Species and Varieties; the Description of the Properties of External Form; and Observations on the Principles and Practice of Breeding (1845) published by David Low.

Mano Tree (Ketmia) from The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands (1754) by Mark Catesby (1683-1749).

Geology from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

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Natural History concept print (1880) by Emil Hochdanz (1816-1855), a collection of colorful gemstones. Digitally enhanced from our own original chromolithographic plate.

Collection of various shells from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Collection of various butterflies from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

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Ichthyology from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Ornithology from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Collection of various reptiles from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

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Collection of various flightless birds from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own publication.

Great Moth (Phalæna ingens) from The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands (1754) by Mark Catesby (1683-1749).

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Song Thrush, Ring Ouzel, Blackbird, Wheat Ear, Sky Lark, and Redbreast from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Scottish Deerhound from On the Domesticated Animals of the British Islands: Comprehending the Natural and Economical History of Species and Varieties; the Description of the Properties of External Form; and Observations on the Principles and Practice of Breeding (1845) published by David Low.

Collection of masupials from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

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Museum's Natural History Album of Insects, Vol. 1 Arachnids and Insects 1, by Sekine Untei (1804-1877) et al, compiled by the Imperial Household Museum, Edo to Meiji period - Tokyo National Museum - DSC05521

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Hippopotamus, Indian Rhinoceros, Muchoco, White Rhinoceros, Two Horned African Rhinoceros, and Malay Tapir from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Sheep from On the Domesticated Animals of the British Islands: Comprehending the Natural and Economical History of Species and Varieties; the Description of the Properties of External Form; and Observations on the Principles and Practice of Breeding(1845) published by David Low.

Shorthorn bull from On the Domesticated Animals of the British Islands: Comprehending the Natural and Economical History of Species and Varieties; the Description of the Properties of External Form; and Observations on the Principles and Practice of Breeding (1845) published by David Low.

Sheep from On the Domesticated Animals of the British Islands: Comprehending the Natural and Economical History of Species and Varieties; the Description of the Properties of External Form; and Observations on the Principles and Practice of Breeding(1845) published by David Low.

European Wolf, Black Wolf of North America, St.Bernard's Mastiff, Highland Greyhound, and Great Dog of Nepal from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

1. Humpback whale (Megaptera versabilis) 2. Minke whale (Balaenoptera davidsoni) from Natural history of the cetaceans and other marine mammals of the western coast of North America (1872) by Charles Melville Scammon (1825-1911).

Mangrove Grape-Tree (Prunus maritima racemosa) and Great horned butterfly (Eruca maxima cornuta) from The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands (1754) by Mark Catesby (1683-1749).

Bar-Tailed Humming Bird, Stoke Humming Bird, Underwood's Humming Bird, Gould's Humming Bird, and Topaz Throated Humming Bird from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Red Deer Hart, Hind, Roebuck, Thibetian Musk Deer, Reindeer Male, Female in Summer Dress, Guazupuco Deer, Stag of Palestine, Axis Deer, Guazuti Deer, Great Rusa, Stag of the North of Europe, Wapiti, Fallow Deer Buck, and Doe from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Harp Seal (Male and Female), Pennants Pied Seal, Marbled Seal, Common Seal of the Scotch Coasts, Walrus or Sea Horse , and Fur Seal of Commerce from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Illustration from Natural History: Mollusca (1854), p. 6 - "The Great Scallop" [Pecten maximus]

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American Black Squirrel, Ariel Petaurus, Squirrel-Like Petaurus, Lesser American Flying Squirrel, Grey Squirrel, Common British Squirrel, Common Ground Squirrel, and Agiump Squirrel from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

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Mark Catesby – Dasyprocta sp. [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

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Mark Catesby – Rana catesbeiana [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

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Mark Catesby – Tillandsia fasciculata [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

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Mark Catesby – Dodecatheon meadia [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

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Mark Catesby – Cypripedium calceolus [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

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Mark Catesby – Lachnolaimus maximus [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

Mark Catesby – Anisotremus virginicus [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

Mark Catesby – Phoenicopterus ruber [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

Mark Catesby – Mephitis elongata [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

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Mark Catesby – Lilium michiganense [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

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Mark Catesby – Haematoxylum campechianum [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

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Mark Catesby – Balistes vetula [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

Mark Catesby – Haustor catus [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

Mark Catesby – Alutera scripta [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

Mark Catesby – Gecarcinus ruricola, Picrodendron macrocarpum [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

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Mark Catesby – Unknown moth, Telea polyphemus [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

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Mark Catesby – Lepisosteus osseus [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

Mark Catesby – Holacanthus ciliaris [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

Mark Catesby – Lutjanus synagris [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

Mark Catesby – Sparisoma viride [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

Mark Catesby – Ipomoea sagittata [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

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Mark Catesby – Opheodrys aestivus, Ilex vomitoria [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

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Georg Dionysius Ehret – Hamamelis virginiana [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

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Mark Catesby – Clusia rosea [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

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Mark Catesby – Polystachya concreta, Epidendrum boothianum [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

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Mark Catesby – Elaphe guttata, Ipomoea batatas [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

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Mark Catesby – Acanthurus coeruleus [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

Mark Catesby – Eudocimus albus [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

Mark Catesby – Hippomane mancinella, Dendropenron purpureus, Phoradendron rubrum [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

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Mark Catesby – Butorides virescens, Fraxinus americana [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

Mark Catesby – Bodianus rufus, Cephalopholis fulva [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

Mark Catesby – Dolichonyx oryzivorus, Oryza sativa [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

Georg Dionysius Ehret – Rhus glabra [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

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Mark Catesby – Snake, Callicarpa americana, Commelina virginica [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

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Mark Catesby – Caretta caretta, Banara reticulata [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

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Mark Catesby – Eudocimus albus [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

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Mark Catesby – Icterus icterus, Pancratium carolinianum [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

Mark Catesby – Anas bahamensis, Borrichia arborescens [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

Mark Catesby – Spindalis zena, Jacaranda caerulea [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

Mark Catesby – Icterus galbula, Liriodendron tulipifera [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

Mark Catesby – Otus asio [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

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Mark Catesby – Toxostoma rufum, Prunus virginiana [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

Mark Catesby – Elanoides forficatus [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

Mark Catesby – Rana clamitans, Sarracenia purpurea [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

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Mark Catesby – Coereba flaveola bahamensis, Casasia clusiifolia [from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America]

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