1789 Jean Baptiste Lamarck Antique Concology Print, Saltwater Clam Shells, Plate 233 New Zealand and Chiefly with the Charts

and Chiefly with the Charts and Draughts of Professor Christian Charles Lous

Paper size: - 31in x 21 1/2in (790mm x 550mm)

Ref #:  50671

Laroons designs were ink drawings produced under commission to the bookseller and consequently he achieved little personal reward or success from the exploitation of his creations

Captain Cook gave him the advantage in a number of battles with rival forces during his last stay in Tahiti

1789 Jean Baptiste Lamarck Antique Concology Print, Saltwater Clam Shells, Plate 233 New Zealand and Chiefly with the ChartsTitle : Cardite, Cardita Size: 11in x 8in (280mm x 200mm) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Date : 1789 Ref #: 23864 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