1789 Jean Baptiste Lamarck Antique Concology Print, Seawater Clam Shells, Pl 273 City Plans a French expedition led by

a French expedition led by Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne landed on the island

off the coast of north PNG

without the sections on identification

Plate area: - Soiling and vertical creasing

1789 Jean Baptiste Lamarck Antique Concology Print, Seawater Clam Shells, Pl 273 City Plans a French expedition led byTitle : 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