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May 10, 2013
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Three plates from Louis Jurine’s 1820 Histoire des Monocles Qui Se Trouvent Aux Environs de Geneve.

(Source: lhldigital.lindahall.org)

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July 11, 2012
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Philip H. Gosse, 1860, Actinologia britannica.

Philip H. Gosse, 1860, Actinologia britannica.

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July 11, 2012
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J.-S.-C Dumont d’Urville, 1830, Voyage de la corvette l’Astrolabe.

J.-S.-C Dumont d’Urville, 1830, Voyage de la corvette l’Astrolabe.

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July 11, 2012
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Napoleon I, 1809-17, Description de l’Egypte: Histoires Naturelles Planches.

Napoleon I, 1809-17, Description de l’Egypte: Histoires Naturelles Planches.

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July 11, 2012
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Edward Donovan, 1799, The natural history of British shells.

Edward Donovan, 1799, The natural history of British shells.

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July 11, 2012
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Georg W. Knorr, 1766-77, Deliciae naturae selectae.

Georg W. Knorr, 1766-77, Deliciae naturae selectae.

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July 11, 2012
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Martin Lister, 1685, Historiae conchyliorum, illustrated by his daughters, Susannna and Anna.

Martin Lister, 1685, Historiae conchyliorum, illustrated by his daughters, Susannna and Anna.

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July 11, 2012
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Pierre Belon, 1553, De Aqualilibus.

Pierre Belon, 1553, De Aqualilibus.

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