1789 Jean Baptiste Lamarck Antique Concology Print, Seawater Clam Shells, Pl 273 Caribbean The Buache map has the

The Buache map has the title Carte des Terres Australes comprises entre le Tropique du Capricorne et le Pôle Antarctique où se voyent les nouvelles découvertes faites en 1739 au Sud du Cap de Bonne Esperance (Map of the Southern Lands contained between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Pole

Macdonald Gill (Max) the decorative map maker - famous for designing the 1914 Wonderground Map of the London Underground - and Stephen Romney Gill 1886 - 1954

The chart was originally engraved in 1712 by Senex to accompany the lectures of the controversial theologian

in which angels lowered date palms for easy harvesting

Paper size: - 22 1/2in x 18in (570mm x 460mm)

1789 Jean Baptiste Lamarck Antique Concology Print, Seawater Clam Shells, Pl 273 Caribbean The Buache map has theTitle : 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