Testacea Britannica

Colonel George Montagu and Eliza D'Orville1803

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Exeter, United Kingdom

Montagu was the first person to publish a comprehensive monograph on the molluscs of the British Isles. His mistress, Eliza, drew the illustrations. Each plate is signed with her name or initials

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Title: Testacea Britannica
Creator: Colonel George Montagu, Eliza D'Orville
Creator Lifespan: 1753/1815
Date Created: 1803
Subject Keywords: book, natural history, shells, sea shells, conchology, marine biology

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

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