Conchologia iconica, or, Illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals

Title Variants

Alternative: Conchologia iconica

Alternative: Conchologia iconica

Alternative: Illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals

Alternative: Illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals

By

Reeve, Lovell, 1814-1865

Brooks, Vincent, 1815?-1885 , printer of plates.
Reeve, Frederic, , printer of plates.
Sowerby, G. B. (George Brettingham), 1812-1884
Sowerby, G. B. (George Brettingham), 1812-1884 , ill.
Taylor, John Edward, active 1840-1855 , printer.
Reeve, Benham, and Reeve. , printer of plates.
Savill, Edwards and Co., , printer.
Spottiswoode & Co. , printer.
Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, , printer of plates.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

London, Reeve, Brothers, 1843-1878

Notes

Issued in parts.

Imprint varies.

G.B. Sowerby took over the project after Reeve's death, beginning with the monograph of the genus Pyramidella (in v. 15). See BM (Nat. hist.) online catalog record for this ed., and the prefatory letter by Reeve's widow inserted at the front of v. 20, for details. Sowerby was also the illustrator and, in some cases, the lithographer, for this publication.

The individual monographs which make up this set have special half-titles.

Each plate is accompanied by a leaf of letterpress description giving the month and year of issue.

Printers of the text include John Edward Taylor; Savill, Edwards and Co.; and Spottiswoode and Co. Printers of the plates include Vincent Brooks; Frederic Reeve; Reeve & Nichols; Reeve, Benham & Reeve; and Vincent Brooks Day & Son.

Contents: v. 1. Conus ... -- v. 2. Corbula ... -- v. 3. Murex ... -- v. 4. Chama ... -- v. 5. Bulimus ... -- v. 6. Voluta ... -- v. 7. Helix -- v. 8. Pecten ... -- v. 9. Spondylus ... -- v. 10. Ampullaria ... -- v. 11. Pinna ... -- v. 12. Argonauta ... -- v. 13. Tenebratula ... -- v. 14. Halia ... -- v. 15. Solarium ... -- v. 16. Unio ... -- v. 17. Anodon ... -- v. 18. Philine ... -- v. 19. Helicina ... -- v. 20. Solemya ....

Subjects

Mollusks , Pictorial works , Shells

Call Number

QL403 .R4X 1843

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.8129
LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/50044613
OCLC: 2304849
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51458658