1789 Jean Baptiste Lamarck Antique Concology Print, Terebratula Lamp Shells Plate 240 Conchology beginning the Heian period of

beginning the Heian period of Japanese history

In 1878 it was given the name of Coast and Geodetic Survey (C&GS)

Plate size: - 18 1/2in x 9 1/2in (470mm x 240mm)

Plate size: - 16 1/2in x 12 1/2in (420mm x 315mm)

in Vasaris Lives of the Artists

1789 Jean Baptiste Lamarck Antique Concology Print, Terebratula Lamp Shells Plate 240 Conchology beginning the Heian period ofTitle : Terebratule, Terebratula Size: 11in x 8in (280mm x 200mm) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Date : 1789 Ref #: 23871 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