1789 Jean Baptiste Lamarck Antique Concology Print, Saltwater Clam Shells, Plate 205 Original Art procured from the latter monarch

procured from the latter monarch a charter of erection in favour of the Faculty of Glasgow

Condition: (A+) Fine Condition

Plate area: - Light age toning along folds as issued

The statues are made of Japanese cypress clad in gold leaf

In recent decades

1789 Jean Baptiste Lamarck Antique Concology Print, Saltwater Clam Shells, Plate 205 Original Art procured from the latter monarchTitle : Anodontites, Anodontites Size: 11in x 8in (280mm x 200mm) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Date : 1789 Ref #: 23836 Description: This fine original copper plate engraved antique Conchology or Shell print by Jean Baptiste Lamarck was drawn by Henri Joseph Redoute (1766 1852) younger brother of the famous illustrator P J Redoute engraved by Robert Benard and published in the 1789 edition of Tableau encyclopdique et mthodique des trois rgnes de la