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This third volume treats on marine fub- 

 jefts, as fifli, cruftaceous and tellaceous 

 animals, and corals ; and the Shells alone 

 make a great part, for the whole volume 

 is illuftrated with one hundred and fix- 

 teen plates, of which from plate thirty- 

 five to ninety-four are all of fliells. 



Seba's is a moft coftly and noble w^ork, 

 but without any prejudice might have 

 been rendered lefs expenfive and more ufe- 

 flil, by numbering the Shells, which is 

 wanting in fome plates, and alio by re- 

 trenching many of them, and the repe* 

 titions of the fame Shells to form com- 

 partments and Shell-works, as they were 

 placed in his colle6lion ; as for example, 

 plate 35, 36, 37? and 85, w^iich are 

 whole fheets, fhewing compartments, 

 flower-works, and carvings on Nautili ; 

 and the repetitions of the fame fhells 

 in other plates, efpecially ^^^ 58, 90, 92, 

 &c, a prodigious expence, and of no uti- 

 lity whatever. The engravings in general 

 are correft, and the defcrlptions good. 



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