1789 Jean Baptiste Lamarck Antique Concology Print, Seawater Clam Shells, Pl 260 New Zealand by the Command of his

by the Command of his Majesty

There are no later dated prints and it is believed that most of his work is concentrated around c1500

Now these rooms look onto Borghese gardens but would then have had views over the Roman countryside

Beautifully engraved on strong

the city that he planned to establish as his capital

1789 Jean Baptiste Lamarck Antique Concology Print, Seawater Clam Shells, Pl 260 New Zealand by the Command of hisTitle : Donace, Donax Size: 11in x 8in (280mm x 205mm) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Date : 1789 Ref #: 23896 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