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Testacea Britannica plate 16
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. This plate shows freshwater snails.
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- Title: Testacea Britannica plate 16
- Creator: Colonel George Montagu, Eliza D'Orville
- Creator Lifespan: 1753/1815
- Date Created: 1803
- Location Created: UK
- Subject Keywords: mollusc, shell, sea shell, book, marine biology, natural history, conchology
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