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Lot 5207:
4 Engraving of shells by George B Sowerby 1852
These engraving are hand-coloured plates from A Conchological Manual by George Brettingham Sowerby. Published by Henry G. Bohn, London 1852.
The prints are in excellent condition on soft creamy paper with vibrant hand-colouring.
George Brettingham Sowerby was a British naturalist, illustrator and conchologist who had a lifetime passion for shells. In 1823 he left the employment of his father (James Sowerby) to open a shell shop and then became active in cataloging shell collections and shell societies.
Size: 5.5in x 8.5in (14cm x 21.5cm)
Condition: The prints are in excellent condition – please inspect the images carefully .
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