Ref NoLDGSL/597
TitleColoured etchings of fossil gastropods from Hauteville
Date[1817-1819]
LevelFile
Extent6 prints
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionJames SOWERBY, four plates, plus two trimmed duplicates, of coloured etchings of fossil gastropods from Hauteville, France, [1817-1819]. Separately published although a number were intended for inclusion in Sowerby's book 'Mineral Conchology'. Comprising:

1) Hypponyx cornucopia & Patella, Hauteville, De Gerville, 1817. [numbered 3 at the top right, and sold for 1s]
2) Perna francii, de Ger, Hauteville, France, 1818.
3) Ampullaria hybrida, Hauteville, France, 1817.
4) Delphinula warni, D. gervilli, D. similis. Hauteville, De Gerville [pre 1819].
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LanguageEnglish
ArchNoteSource: Thackray, J. "Separately published prints of fossils in nineteenth century Britain", 'Archives of Natural History', vol 12 (1985), pp175-199. Description by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameSOWERBY | James | 1757-1822 | natural history artist, publisher and collector
SubjectGastropoda
Bivalvia
TermShells
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/46SOWERBY; James (1757-1822); natural history artist, publisher and collector1757-1822
Places
CodePlaceName
NA286Basse Normandie
NA14France
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