Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Illustrations of the conchology of Great Britain and Ireland
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
W. H. Lizars
Place
Date
1827
Physical Description
v, 52 colour plates : illustrations ; 35 cm.
Language
English
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Edition/State/Version
[First edition]
Subject Category
Public Access Text
[Keywords: Rare books--19th century]
Each plate accompanied by leaf with descriptive letterpress. Digitised and available via the Biodiversity Heritage Library website, see link in this record.
Associated Notes
Subject Notes
Thomas Brown was a British naturalist and malacologist. He gained the title of captain in 1811, after rising through the ranks of the Forfar and Kincardine Militia, which he joined at the age of 21. Brown created paintings for the first European edition of Wilson's American Ornithology and edited Oliver Goldsmith's History of the Earth and Animated Nature, In 1838, he became a curator of the Manchester Natural History Society's Museum and was later elected fellow of the Linnean Society and president of the Royal Physical Society. He wrote a number of natural history books which he also illustrated and coloured.
Collection Type
Reserve Collection - Outsize
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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