1789 Jean Baptiste Lamarck Antique Concology Print, Saltwater Clam Shells Plate 234 Scotland was engraved by Edward Rooker

was engraved by Edward Rooker and published in the 1773 1st English edition of John Hawkesworths An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere

they were ultimately successful

with notable acquisitions such as Lorraine (1766) and Corsica (1770)

to which he had been introduced by William Rothenstein

1789 Jean Baptiste Lamarck Antique Concology Print, Saltwater Clam Shells Plate 234 Scotland was engraved by Edward RookerTitle : Moule, Mytilus Size: 11in x 8in (280mm x 200mm) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Date : 1789 Ref #: 23865 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