Original Scans

Hundreds of scans of the The Naturalist’s Library were consulted to find the best quality images for this project. Below is a list of these scans grouped by volume and ranked based on the quality of the plates they contain.

  1. Volume 1 title page

    1. The Natural History of Humming-Birds, Part I

  2. Volume 2 title page

    2. Monkeys

  3. Volume 3 title page

    3. The Natural History of Humming-Birds, Part II

  4. Volume 4 title page

    4. The Felinæ

  5. Volume 5 title page

    5. The Natural History of Gallinaceous Birds

  6. Volume 6 title page

    6. The Natural History of Game-Birds

  7. Volume 7 title page

    7. Fishes of the Perch Family

  8. Volume 8 title page

    8. Beetles

  9. Volume 9 title page

    9. Pigeons

  10. Volume 10 title page

    10. British Butterflies

  11. Volume 11 title page

    11. Ruminantia, Part I, Deer, Antelopes, Camels, &c.

  12. Volume 12 title page

    12. Ruminantia, Part II, Goats, Sheep, Wild and Domestic Cattle, &c.

    Plates 30 and 31 are labeled 31 and 32 respectively in all scans.

  13. Volume 13 title page

    13. Thick-Skinned Quadrupeds

    No plate numbered 1, full skeleton plates not numbered

  14. Volume 14 title page

    14. British Moths, Sphinxes, &c.

  15. Volume 15 title page

    15. Parrots

  16. Volume 16 title page

    16. Whales, &c.

  17. Volume 17 title page

    17. Birds of Western Africa, Part I

  18. Volume 18 title page

    18. Foreign Butterflies

  19. Volume 19 title page

    19. Birds of Western Africa, Part II

  20. Volume 20 title page

    20. The Birds of Great Britain & Ireland, Part I, Birds of Prey

  21. Volume 21 title page

    21. Flycatchers

    Most plates have minor cropping

  22. Volume 22 title page

    22. British Quadrupeds

  23. Volume 23 title page

    23. Amphibious Carnivora

  24. Volume 24 title page

    24. The Birds of Great Britain & Ireland, Part II, Perching Birds

  25. Volume 25 title page

    25. Dogs, Part I

  26. Volume 26 title page

    26. Bees

  27. Volume 27 title page

    27. Fishes, Particularly their Structure and Economical Uses

  28. Volume 28 title page

    28. Dogs, Part II

  29. Volume 29 title page

    29. Introduction to Entomology

  30. Volume 30 title page

    30. Marsupialia or Pouched Animals

  31. Volume 31 title page

    31. Horses

  32. Volume 32 title page

    32. Fishes of British Guiana, Part I

    There is no plate labeled 24.

  33. Volume 33 title page

    33. Exotic Moths

  34. Volume 34 title page

    34. The Birds of Great Britain & Ireland, Part III, Landfowl & Wading Birds

  35. Volume 35 title page

    35. Introduction to Mammalia

  36. Volume 36 title page

    36. Nectariniadæ, or Sun-Birds

  37. Volume 37 title page

    37. British Fishes, Part I

  38. Volume 38 title page

    38. Fishes of British Guiana, Part II

  39. Volume 39 title page

    39. British Fishes, Part II

  40. Volume 40 title page

    40. The Birds of Great Britain & Ireland, Part IV, Swimming Birds