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John Buchanan - Drawings of marine mollusca

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  • Description

    Volume (23 cm), attributed to John Buchanan, containing detailed pencil illustrations with brief notes of selected New Zealand representatives from the following families: Argonautidae (p. 1); Muricidae (pp. 22-31); Buccinidae (pp. 32-8); Conidae (p. 41); Volutidae (p. 43); Cypraeidae (pp. 44-5); Naticidae (p. 47); Pyramidelliae (pp. 48-9); Cerithiadae (pp. 50-5); Melaniadae (pp. 56-7); Turritellidae (pp. 58-9); Littorinidae (pp. 62-3); Neritidae (pp. 66-7); Turbinidae (pp.

    68-79); Haliotidae (pp. 80-1); Fissurallidae (pp. 84-5); Calyptraeidae (pp. 86-7); Patellidae (pp. 88-91); Chitonidae (pp. 92-5); Helicidae (p. 99); Bullidae (pp. 110-11); Mytilidae (pp. 130-31); Arcadae (pp. 132-4); Unionidae (p. 138); Cardiadae (p. 143); Veneridae (pp. 150-1); and Tellinidae (p. 159). Also included is a sketch of Pinna (pp. 178-9); a list of shells found in Wellington Harbour (pp. 184-5); prints of 'Aplysia brunnea sp. nov.' and 'Aplysia venosa sp. nov.'; sketches of 'Balanus' on seaweed; and 'Astropecten Sandersoni'' (p. 186); and sketches of Lepas Australis' and 'Aplysia', both at Lyalls Bay (p. 187). (paged 1-187; Call No. F18) [FRAGILE]

  • Other Id

    7181 (Presto content ID)

    MS-2010-16 (Reference Number)

    85212 (DBTextworks system ID)

    2010/16 (Registration number)

  • Department

    Manuscripts

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type

    manuscript

  • Name/Title
    John Buchanan - Drawings of marine mollusca
  • Primary Maker

     J Buchanan

  • Physical Description

    1 folder containing 1 softcover volume

  • Level of Current Record
    Single Item
  • Related Object Notes
    MS-41
  • Provenance Details
    Provenance: Item was found in a box labelled "Ex-Malacology Department", returned from offsite storage in March, 2008. It appears to have been originally part of the Zoology Department collections (Mr A.W.B. Powell).
  • Subject Notes
    John Buchanan, F.L.S., botanist, artist and draughtsman, was born on 13 October 1819, at Levenside, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. He emigrated to New Zealand on 2 July 1851 per the barque 'Columbus', arriving at Port Chalmers in February, 1852. He died on 18 October 1898, at Wellington, aged 79. [For an account of the life and career of John Buchanan, please see Bruce Hamlin's biographical article entitled 'BUCHANAN, John', from An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, originally published in 1966. Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 26-Sep-2006. URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/1966/B/BuchananJohn/en]
  • Last Update
    07 Dec 2023
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