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Illustrations of the conchology of Great Britain and Ireland

documentary heritage

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type
  • Name/Title
    Illustrations of the conchology of Great Britain and Ireland
  • Primary Maker

     Thomas Brown (Author)

  • 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

    1 item in this collection. View all items.

  • 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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