1789 Jean Baptiste Lamarck Antique Concology Print, Seawater Clam Shells, Pl 273 Caribbean The chart was originally engraved

The chart was originally engraved in 1712 by Senex to accompany the lectures of the controversial theologian

Paper size: - 22 1/2in x 18in (570mm x 460mm)

Macdonald Gill (Max) the decorative map maker - famous for designing the 1914 Wonderground Map of the London Underground - and Stephen Romney Gill 1886 - 1954

Kip reduced the size of each map for Britannia from the originals published by Christopher Saxton in 1579

1789 Jean Baptiste Lamarck Antique Concology Print, Seawater Clam Shells, Pl 273 Caribbean The chart was originally engravedTitle : Venus, Venus Size: 11in x 8in (280mm x 200mm) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Date : 1789 Ref #: 23904 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 nature(1782