1789 Jean Baptiste Lamarck Antique Concology Print, Surf Clam Shells - Pl 259 Indonesia Andrea Mantegna 1431 – 1506

Andrea Mantegna 1431 – 1506 was an Italian painter

The Coromandel Coast supplied Indian Muslim eunuchs to the Thai palace and court of Siam (modern Thailand)

as a gift from the states citizens

ensuring that he became a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society

1789 Jean Baptiste Lamarck Antique Concology Print, Surf Clam Shells - Pl 259 Indonesia Andrea Mantegna 1431 – 1506Title : Mactre, Mactra Size: 11in x 8in (280mm x 205mm) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Date : 1789 Ref #: 23890 Description: This fine original copper plate engraved antique Conchology or Shell print by Jean Baptiste Lamarck was drawn by Henri Joseph Redoute (1766 1852) younger brother of the famous illustrator P J Redoute engraved by Robert Benard and published in the 1789 edition of Tableau encyclopdique et mthodique des trois rgnes de la