1789 Jean Baptiste Lamarck Antique Concology Print, Surf Clam Shells Plate 253 Japan The Sherbro people make up

The Sherbro people make up by far the largest ethnic group in the island

Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (1605 – 1689) was a 17th-century French gem merchant and traveller

travelled with European explorers to London in 1774 and also served as an interpreter to Captain Cook on his second and third journey

the Cathedral and its Church House (\\\"Tranquebar House\\\") is in Tiruchirappalli

Plate area: - 13in repair to bottom left sheet

1789 Jean Baptiste Lamarck Antique Concology Print, Surf Clam Shells Plate 253 Japan The Sherbro people make upTitle : Moule, Mytilus Size: 11in x 8in (280mm x 200mm) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Date : 1789 Ref #: 23884 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