Mussel, Clam, and Oyster Shells | Original Hand-Colored Shell Engraving – Captain Thomas Brown, Plate XXX | c. 1840

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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 appears to depict a variety of Mussel, Clam, and Oyster Shells. Captain Thomas Brown (1785–1862) was a respected Scottish naturalist and conchologist who belonged...

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