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Spindle & Turret Shells | Original Hand-Colored Shell Engraving – Captain Thomas Brown, Plate LVII | c. 1827
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Spindle & Turret Shells | Original Hand-Colored Shell Engraving – Captain Thomas Brown, Plate LVII | c. 1827

$165
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An original antique hand-colored copper engraving from Captain Thomas Brown's Illustrations of the Land and Fresh Water Conchology of Great Britain and Ireland, one of the classic natural history books of the 19th century. This plate (Plate 57) features Spindle Shells (Fusus species): Notable for their elongated, elegant spindle shapes, long siphonal canals, and high spires. The prominent large shells...

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