1789 Jean Baptiste Lamarck Antique Concology Print, Seawater Clam Shells, Plate 224 Scotland Conflict between East and West

Conflict between East and West Francia over Lotharingia was based on the fact that these were the old Frankish homelands of Austrasia

earlier in the century speculation on such a pass fueled the famous South Sea Company

West Africa by Nicolas Bellin in 1757 was published in Antoine François Prevosts 15 volumes of Histoire Generale des Voyages written by Prevost & other authors between 1746-1790

thereby elevating the status of the prints as worthy of seperate frames

1789 Jean Baptiste Lamarck Antique Concology Print, Seawater Clam Shells, Plate 224 Scotland Conflict between East and WestTitle : Venus, Venus Size: 11in x 8in (280mm x 200mm) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Date : 1789 Ref #: 23855 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