1789 Jean Baptiste Lamarck Antique Concology Print, Seawater Clam Shells, Pl 273 City Plans a French expedition led by

a French expedition led by Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne landed on the island

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The legend of Saint George and the Dragon describes the saint taming and slaying a dragon that demanded human sacrifices

The SDUK produced two landmark volumes of cartography in the first half of the 19th century

1789 Jean Baptiste Lamarck Antique Concology Print, Seawater Clam Shells, Pl 273 City Plans a French expedition led byTitle : Venus, Venus Size: 11in x 8in (280mm x 200mm) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Date : 1789 Ref #: 23904 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 nature(1782