Biodiversity Heritage Library

This collection contains 283 volumes from 254 titles, containing 98056 pages.

1. The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands : containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects, and plants : particularly, the forest-trees, shrubs, and other plants, not hitherto described, or very incorrectly figured by authors : together with their descriptions in English and French : to which, are added observations on the air, soil, and waters : with remarks upon agriculture, grain, pulse, roots, &c. : to the whole, is prefixed a new and correct map of the countries treated of

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   By: Catesby, Mark, - Royal Society (Great Britain)
   Publication info: London, Printed at the expence of the author, and sold by W. Innys and R. Manby, at the West End of St. Paul's, by Mr. Hauksbee, at the Royal Society House, and by the author, at Mr. Bacon's in Hoxton, MDCCXXXI-MDCCXLIII [i.e. 1729-1747]
   Volume: v.1 (1729-1732)
   Holding Institution: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
   BHL Collections: BHL at 10 | Blog Features | Objects of Wonder
2. The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands : containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects, and plants : particularly, the forest-trees, shrubs, and other plants, not hitherto described, or very incorrectly figured by authors : together with their descriptions in English and French : to which, are added observations on the air, soil, and waters : with remarks upon agriculture, grain, pulse, roots, &c. : to the whole, is prefixed a new and correct map of the countries treated of

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   By: Catesby, Mark, - Royal Society (Great Britain)
   Publication info: London, Printed at the expence of the author, and sold by W. Innys and R. Manby, at the West End of St. Paul's, by Mr. Hauksbee, at the Royal Society House, and by the author, at Mr. Bacon's in Hoxton, MDCCXXXI-MDCCXLIII [i.e. 1729-1747]
   Volume: v.1 (1729-1732) [Incomplete]
   Holding Institution: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
   BHL Collections: Blog Features | Objects of Wonder
3. The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands : containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects, and plants : particularly, the forest-trees, shrubs, and other plants, not hitherto described, or very incorrectly figured by authors : together with their descriptions in English and French : to which, are added observations on the air, soil, and waters : with remarks upon agriculture, grain, pulse, roots, &c. : to the whole, is prefixed a new and correct map of the countries treated of

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   By: Catesby, Mark, - Royal Society (Great Britain)
   Publication info: London, Printed at the expence of the author, and sold by W. Innys and R. Manby, at the West End of St. Paul's, by Mr. Hauksbee, at the Royal Society House, and by the author, at Mr. Bacon's in Hoxton, MDCCXXXI-MDCCXLIII [i.e. 1729-1747]
   Volume: v.2 (1734-1747)
   Holding Institution: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
   BHL Collections: BHL at 10 | Blog Features | Carnivorous Plants | Objects of Wonder
4. New illustration of the sexual system of Carolus von Linnaeus :and the temple of Flora, or garden of nature

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   By: Thornton, Robert John,
   Publication info: London, 1807
   Holding Institution: Missouri Botanical Garden, Peter H. Raven Library
   BHL Collections: Blog Features | Carl Linnaeus Collection | Carnivorous Plants | Floral Mania | Missouri Botanical Garden's Rare Books Collection
5. The Naturalists Companion containing drawings with suitable descriptions of a vast variety of Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, Serpent and Insects; & accurately copied either from Living Animals or from the stuffed Specimens in the Museums of the College and Dublin Society, to which is added drawings of several antiquities, natural productions &c containd in those Museums -- illustrated manuscript by Kenelm Henry Digby

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   By: Digby, Kenelm Henry,
   Publication info: 1810-1817
   Holding Institution: State Library of New South Wales
   BHL Collections: BHL Australia | Blog Features
6. A naturalist's rambles on the Devonshire coast

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   By: Gosse, Philip Henry,
   Publication info: London, J. Van Voorst, 1853
   Holding Institution: MBLWHOI Library
   BHL Collections: Blog Features
7. The North American sylva; or A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia, : considered particularly in respect to their use in the arts, and their introduction into commerce; to which is added a description of the most useful of the European forest trees. Illustrated by 156 coloured copperplate engravings, by Redoute, Bessa, etc

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   By: Michaux, François-André, - Michaux, André, - Hillhouse, Augustus L. (Augustus Lucas), - Smith, J. Jay (John Jay), - Bessa, Pancrace, - Redouté, Pierre Joseph, - Redouté, A. (Antoine), - Redouté, Henri Joseph, - Riché, A. (Adèle), - Delaporte, Rosine-Antoinette, - Bessin, Marie Joseph, - Jacquinot, Lse. Fse. (Louise Françoise), - Renard, - Gabriel, Georges François Marie, - Joly, J. N., - Boquet, - Cally, P. A. - Smith, Robert Pearsall, - Nuttall, Thomas, - Kite & Walton,
   Publication info: [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania], Robert P. Smith, Philadelphia, 1853
   Volume: v.1 (1853)
   Holding Institution: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
   BHL Collections: Blog Features
8. The North American sylva; or A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia, : considered particularly in respect to their use in the arts, and their introduction into commerce; to which is added a description of the most useful of the European forest trees. Illustrated by 156 coloured copperplate engravings, by Redoute, Bessa, etc

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   By: Michaux, François-André, - Michaux, André, - Hillhouse, Augustus L. (Augustus Lucas), - Smith, J. Jay (John Jay), - Bessa, Pancrace, - Redouté, Pierre Joseph, - Redouté, A. (Antoine), - Redouté, Henri Joseph, - Riché, A. (Adèle), - Delaporte, Rosine-Antoinette, - Bessin, Marie Joseph, - Jacquinot, Lse. Fse. (Louise Françoise), - Renard, - Gabriel, Georges François Marie, - Joly, J. N., - Boquet, - Cally, P. A. - Smith, Robert Pearsall, - Nuttall, Thomas, - Kite & Walton,
   Publication info: [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania], Robert P. Smith, Philadelphia, 1853
   Volume: v.2 (1853)
   Holding Institution: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
   BHL Collections: Blog Features
9. The North American sylva; or A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia, : considered particularly in respect to their use in the arts, and their introduction into commerce; to which is added a description of the most useful of the European forest trees. Illustrated by 156 coloured copperplate engravings, by Redoute, Bessa, etc

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   By: Michaux, François-André, - Michaux, André, - Hillhouse, Augustus L. (Augustus Lucas), - Smith, J. Jay (John Jay), - Bessa, Pancrace, - Redouté, Pierre Joseph, - Redouté, A. (Antoine), - Redouté, Henri Joseph, - Riché, A. (Adèle), - Delaporte, Rosine-Antoinette, - Bessin, Marie Joseph, - Jacquinot, Lse. Fse. (Louise Françoise), - Renard, - Gabriel, Georges François Marie, - Joly, J. N., - Boquet, - Cally, P. A. - Smith, Robert Pearsall, - Nuttall, Thomas, - Kite & Walton,
   Publication info: [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania], Robert P. Smith, Philadelphia, 1853
   Volume: v.3 (1853)
   Holding Institution: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
   BHL Collections: Blog Features
10. Natural history of the animal kingdom for the use of young people : in three parts, comprising I. Mammalia : II. Birds : Part III. Reptiles, amphibia, fishes, insects, worms, molluscs, zoophytes, &c. : with 91 coloured plates, including about 850 figures, and numerous additional illustrations in the text

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    By: Kirby, W. F. (William Forsell), - Schubert, Gotthilf Heinrich von, - Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (Great Britain). Committee of General Literature and Education.
    Publication info: Brighton, E. & J.B. Young and Co, 1889
    Holding Institution: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
    BHL Collections: Blog Features
11. Natural history in Shakespeare's time; being extracts illustrative of the subject as he knew it

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    By: Seager, H. W. (Herbert West),
    Publication info: London, E. Stock, 1896
    Holding Institution: University of California Libraries
    BHL Collections: Blog Features | Curious and Bizarre Creatures
12. Notes accompanying collection of useful plants made by W. J. Fisher at [Kodiak] in 1899

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    By: Fisher, William J.
    Publication info: 1899
    Holding Institution: Smithsonian Institution Archives
    BHL Collections: Blog Features | Smithsonian Field Books collection
13. North Sea fishers and fighters

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    By: Wood, Walter,
    Publication info: London, K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & co., ltd, 1911
    Holding Institution: University of California Libraries
    BHL Collections: Blog Features
14. Nouvel atlas de poche des champignons comestibles et vénéneux

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    By: Dumée, Paul,
    Publication info: Paris, Lon Lhome, 1911-1912
    Volume: 1
    Holding Institution: New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library
    BHL Collections: Blog Features
15. Natural history of Hawaii, being an account of the Hawaiian people, the geology and geography of the islands, and the native and introduced plants and animals of the group

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    By: Bryan, William Alanson,
    Publication info: Honolulu, Hawaii, [Printed for the author by] the Hawaiian gazette co., ltd, 1915
    Holding Institution: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
    BHL Collections: Blog Features