Testacea Britannica plate 10

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. These are sea shells.

Details

Title: Testacea Britannica plate 10
Creator: Colonel George Montagu, Eliza D'Orville
Creator Lifespan: 1753/1815
Date Created: 1803
Location Created: UK
Subject Keywords: sea shell, mollusc, book, marine biology, conchology, natural history, shell

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