A beautiful pair of original antique hand colored steelplate engravings featuring numerous conchology subjects. Mollusques, Pl. 5 and Pl. 10 from Charles d'Orbigny originally published in the Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle. Loose engravings hand sourced in Paris, professionally framed in the USA.
Time period: 19th century
Subject: Shells, conchology, marine life, oceanic
Frame: vintage, wood
Matting: neutral linen outer mat, sand colored inner mat
