The Mineral Conchology of Great Britain
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Location: Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History
The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or, Coloured figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the earth, Vol. 1
James Sowerby (1757-1822), artist, naturalist, and mineralogist, did nothing by half-measure. From 167 plates on minerals of the world, to a 36 volume work on British plants, and even to a treatise on color, Sowerby’s work is indeed expansive. This book, one volume of seven on invertebrate paleontology, is no different. Sowerby’s detailed illustrations of his own fossil collection, accompanied by his engaging writing style, made his Mineral Conchology of Great Britain a classic in the field. In it, he names numerous new species and paleontologists still cite his work in their publications.
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