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Vishnu fighting with the conch shell demon with Kurma's help. Gouache drawing.
Reference: 26004i
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Four shells on the shore with yellow sun and sea in background
Ballarin, Catarina, active approximately 1990Date: 23 January 1990Reference: 2846767i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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Rudiments of conchology : intended as a familiar introduction to the science, with explanatory plates, and references to the collection of shells in the British Museum / by the author of "The geographical present," &c.
Mary Anne VenningDate: 1837
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Rambles in search of shells, land, and freshwater / [James Edmund Harting].
James Edmund HartingDate: 1875
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A conchological manual / By G.B. Sowerby.
George Brettingham Sowerby IIDate: 1846
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Lamp shells and ammonites from the Pacific Ocean, some cross-sectioned. Etching after B. L. Prevost, ca. 1798.
Benoît-Louis PrévostDate: 1 November 1798Reference: 42227i
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Wodarch's Introduction to the study of conchology: describing the orders, genera, and species of shells: with observations on the nature and properties of the animals; and directions for collecting, preserving, and cleaning shells / [Charles Wodarch].
Wodarch, Charles.Date: 1827
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The universal conchologist, exhibiting the figure of every known shell accurately drawn and painted after nature / with a new systematic arrangement by the author Thomas Martyn. Le conchologiste universel, etc.
Thomas MartynDate: 1784
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On the mode of formation of shells of animals, of bone, and of several other structures : by a process of molecular coalescence, demonstrable in certain artificially formed products. / by George Rainey.
George RaineyDate: 1858
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The young conchologist's book of species. Univalves / Containing descriptions of six hundred species, and illustrations by many figures. By Sylvanus Hanley.
Sylvanus Charles Thorp HanleyDate: 1840
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Sea urchins of the North West Coast of America, some cross-sectioned. Etching by B. L. Prevost.
Benoît-Louis PrévostDate: 1 November 1798Reference: 42230i
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Galatea riding a scallop shell chariot over the seas accompanied by Neptune, nymphs and cherubs, symbolising the element water. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1796, after F. Albani.
Francesco AlbaniDate: Jan[uar]y 1797Reference: 23949i
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Venus riding a scallop shell chariot over the seas accompanied by Neptune, nymphs and cherubs, symbolising the element water. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.
Francesco AlbaniDate: 1695Reference: 23640i
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Shells as evidence of the migration of early culture : by J. Wilfrid Jackson.
J. Wilfrid JacksonDate: 1917
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Shiva mounted on Nandi surrounded by attendants helping Parvati to mount. Chromolithograph, 1875.
Date: 1875Reference: 26284i
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The risen Christ shares supper with two men at Emmaus. Etching by R. Delaunay after P. Caliari, il Veronese.
Paolo VeroneseDate: 1800-1899Reference: 23313i
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The dispersal of shells : an inquiry into the means of dispersal possessed by fresh-water and land Mollusca / by Harry Wallis Kew ; with a preface by Alfred Russel Wallace .. ; with illustrations.
Harry Wallis KewDate: 1893
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L'histoire naturelle éclaircie dans deux de ses parties principales, la lithologie et la conchyliologie / dont l'une traite des pierres et l'autre des coquillages. Ouvrage dans lequel on trouve une nouvelle méthode & une notice critique des principaux auteurs qui ont écrit sur ces matiéres. Enrichi de figures dessinées d'après nature. Par M *** de la Société Royale des Sciences de Montpellier.
Dezallier d'ArgenvilleDate: 1742
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The conchologist's companion / by Mary Roberts, introduction by Donald L. Opitz.
Mary RobertsDate: 2004
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Two Japanese fishermen wading in the sea to collect shells. Watercolour, c.1860.
Date: 1860Reference: 23450i
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A young Samoan woman, seated, holding a fan, wearing some shells (?) around her neck.
Date: [approximately 1900]Reference: 540980i
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Directions for collecting objects of natural history / Andrew Murray, of Conland, 1, Scotland Street, Edinburgh.
Murray, AndrewDate: [between 1850 and 1860?]
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The elements of conchology; or, natural history of shells. According to the Linnean system. With observations on modern arrangements / By Thomas Brown ... Illustrated with nine coloured engravings.
Thomas BrownDate: 1816
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Several varieties of field snail (Helix hortensis). Colour reproduction of a painting by L. F. Muckley.
Muckley, Louis Fairfax, active 1890 - 1901.Reference: 42621i
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An abalone shell covered in flaky brown seaweed. Watercolour.
Reference: 23429i

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Vishnu fighting with the conch shell demon with Kurma's help. Gouache drawing.

Four shells on the shore with yellow sun and sea in background

Rudiments of conchology : intended as a familiar introduction to the science, with explanatory plates, and references to the collection of shells in the British Museum / by the author of "The geographical present," &c.

Rambles in search of shells, land, and freshwater / [James Edmund Harting].

A conchological manual / By G.B. Sowerby.

Lamp shells and ammonites from the Pacific Ocean, some cross-sectioned. Etching after B. L. Prevost, ca. 1798.

Wodarch's Introduction to the study of conchology: describing the orders, genera, and species of shells: with observations on the nature and properties of the animals; and directions for collecting, preserving, and cleaning shells / [Charles Wodarch].

The universal conchologist, exhibiting the figure of every known shell accurately drawn and painted after nature / with a new systematic arrangement by the author Thomas Martyn. Le conchologiste universel, etc.

On the mode of formation of shells of animals, of bone, and of several other structures : by a process of molecular coalescence, demonstrable in certain artificially formed products. / by George Rainey.

The young conchologist's book of species. Univalves / Containing descriptions of six hundred species, and illustrations by many figures. By Sylvanus Hanley.

Sea urchins of the North West Coast of America, some cross-sectioned. Etching by B. L. Prevost.

Galatea riding a scallop shell chariot over the seas accompanied by Neptune, nymphs and cherubs, symbolising the element water. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1796, after F. Albani.

Venus riding a scallop shell chariot over the seas accompanied by Neptune, nymphs and cherubs, symbolising the element water. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.

Shells as evidence of the migration of early culture : by J. Wilfrid Jackson.

Shiva mounted on Nandi surrounded by attendants helping Parvati to mount. Chromolithograph, 1875.

The risen Christ shares supper with two men at Emmaus. Etching by R. Delaunay after P. Caliari, il Veronese.

The dispersal of shells : an inquiry into the means of dispersal possessed by fresh-water and land Mollusca / by Harry Wallis Kew ; with a preface by Alfred Russel Wallace .. ; with illustrations.

The conchologist's companion / by Mary Roberts, introduction by Donald L. Opitz.

Two Japanese fishermen wading in the sea to collect shells. Watercolour, c.1860.

A young Samoan woman, seated, holding a fan, wearing some shells (?) around her neck.

Directions for collecting objects of natural history / Andrew Murray, of Conland, 1, Scotland Street, Edinburgh.

The elements of conchology; or, natural history of shells. According to the Linnean system. With observations on modern arrangements / By Thomas Brown ... Illustrated with nine coloured engravings.

Several varieties of field snail (Helix hortensis). Colour reproduction of a painting by L. F. Muckley.

An abalone shell covered in flaky brown seaweed. Watercolour.