CONCHOLOGY OR THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SHELLS. CYPRAEA. Plate 20

Pub by W. Miller., 1811. Image: 12 ¾ x 9". Margins: 16 ¼ x 10 ¾". Hand colored aquatint, Pl. 20. When it was published, George Perry's book on shells was ridiculed for its eccentric taxonomy and fanciful coloring. However, it has now been accepted as a serious scientific work, and Perry's shell names are still in use today. The prints of shells are vibrantly colored, and are the only conchological prints made by aquatint. See Classic Natural History of Prints (Shells) and Nissen ZBI 3134.