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C1810
Arca elegans. Arca Rubra. Ostrea dentata
Artist:
George Perry
N0 1. Arca elegans Modern binomial name Eontia ponderosa First described Say 1822 Distribution Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and north west Atalantic No 2. Arca Rubra Modern binomial name Striostrea denticulata First described Born 1778 Distribution Africa No 3. Ostrea dentata Modern binomial … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Arca elegans. Arca Rubra. Ostrea dentata
Date:
C1810
Artist:
George Perry
Engraver:
W.Miller
Condition:
Small spots top centre, otherwise in good condition.
Technique:
Original aquatint, with original hand colouring
Image Size:
225mm
x 315mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1810
Description:
N0 1. Arca elegans
Modern binomial name Eontia ponderosa
First described Say 1822
Distribution Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and north west Atalantic
No 2. Arca Rubra
Modern binomial name Striostrea denticulata
First described Born 1778
Distribution Africa
No 3. Ostrea dentata
Modern binomial name triostrea denticulata
First described Born 1778
Distribution Africa
From Perry, Conchology, or the natural history of shells (“Supposed to be a native of the East Indies. From the original in the British Museum. Very rare.”)
Perry obtained specimens from various museums, among them the outstanding shell collection of Elizabeth Bligh, which contained many beautiful and rare examples obtained through her husband, William Bligh of the Bounty.
Biography:
George Perry (1771-?)
Perry was a 19th-century English architect and amateur naturalist and malacologist. Perry is known for two natural history works: Arcana; or the museum of natural history, published monthly from January 1810 to September 1811 and Conchology, or the natural history of shells, published in 1811. Although often ridiculed during his life by the established science community, primarily for being a supporter of Lamarck rather than of Linnaeus
