Antique Copper plate engraving, delicately hand coloured, from " British Zoology, vol.iv Crustacea, Mollusca, Testacea." Pl. XLVII , by Thomas Pennant, dedicated to the Dutchess Dowager of Portland.
Tellina is an oval shell.A deep burrower mostly in clean, coarse sand
Printed for Benj.White, 1777
Size 13.5 x 23 cm. Good Condition.