Lot 124135: Capt. Thomas Brown - Hand-coloured engraving of shells 1844
This hand coloured engraving is from Illustrations of the Recent Conchology of Great Britain and Ireland, with the description and localities of all the species, marine, land, and fresh water by Captain Thomas Brown. Published by Smith, Elder, and Co, London, 1844.
Engraved by W Lizars, Edinburgh.
Thomas Brown was a British naturalist and malacologist. He gained the title of captain in 1811, after rising through the ranks of the Forfar and Kincardine Militia, which he joined at the age of 21.
Size: 12in x 9.5in (30.5cm x 24cm)
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