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Old Print of the Common Piddock, Watering Pot Shell, Shipworm and More, 1849
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Old Print of the Common Piddock, Watering Pot Shell, Shipworm and More, 1849

£150 ($200, €180)

Period original, not a reproduction.

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Date
1849
Size
9.4 × 5.9 in (24 × 15 cm)
Condition
Good. General age-related toning. Minor wear, blank verso. Please study image carefully.
Period
Early 19th century
Section
Fish and shells
Reference
f_26930882

Antique print titled '1. Pholade dactyle 2. Solen silique, 3. Arrosoir de Java 4. Glycimère silique, 5. Taret commun'.

Old print of the common piddock, solenidae shells, watering pot shell, podlike glycimeris and the naval shipworm. This print originates from 'Dictionnaire universel d'histoire naturelle' by M. Charled d'Orbigny.

Artists and Engravers: Charles Henry Dessalines d'Orbigny was a French botanist and geologist specializing in the Tertiary of France.