Wonderful tropical shell print
Crosse, J. C. H. and P. H. Fischer
Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar, published by Grandidier: Mollusques. Plate 11, Helix subsepulcralis.
Published
1889
Item ID
70962
€35.00
Paris, Grandidier, [no date, but 1889]. 4to-sized (32.0 x 24.5 cm). Hand-coloured lithographed plate..
A beautifully executed shell plate consisting of the first valid introduction of new mollusc species of a rich and stunningly diverse fauna. No text was ever published, but the plate has the species names captioned. This print in excellent condition with some very minor spotting in the margin. Otherwise clean. No creases, dents or tears present. Rare.