. A catalogue of the Portland Museum : lately the property of the Duchess Dowager of Portland deceased which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Skinner and Co. on Monday the 24th of April, 1786, and the thirty-seven following days ... Sundays, and the 5th of June ... excepted ... Zoological specimens; Art objects; Mollusks. / ^93 A fine fpeclnien of arborefcent nauvx Silver,/« «i'^/_g-/iT/5 â ^, 694 Feath-cred Bifmuth, rarc^ in red Hora Stone, from Schneeberg^ and Lead Ore with Cryftals, and nummular Spars, Hartz 6^5 Whi:« Shirl from Pfr/Wâx/fry r^r/r ; cryftalliied-Mangauefe, finely coloured,
. A catalogue of the Portland Museum : lately the property of the Duchess Dowager of Portland deceased which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Skinner and Co. on Monday the 24th of April, 1786, and the thirty-seven following days ... Sundays, and the 5th of June ... excepted ... Zoological specimens; Art objects; Mollusks. / ^93 A fine fpeclnien of arborefcent nauvx Silver,/« «i'^/_g-/iT/5 â ^, 694 Feath-cred Bifmuth, rarc^ in red Hora Stone, from Schneeberg^ and Lead Ore with Cryftals, and nummular Spars, Hartz 6^5 Whi:« Shirl from Pfr/Wâx/fry r^r/r ; cryftalliied-Mangauefe, finely coloured,. ^^"^^^â ^^y^ from, £/^^7, and ftellated Zeolites, from/dfAra^/ ~~ (f fig. 25. w. 708 A fine fpecimen of Voluta amphora, S, or clouded Perfian Crown, from China^ rareâMartyn, 709 Two beautiful and fcarce varieties of Helix pervcrfa, L, or left-handed Snails,, yellow banded with purple, fine 710 Two curious and fcarce varieties of Murex babyldnius, and 1 Murex Javanui, 711 Four curious fpecies of Land Snails, viz. Helix rugofa, x)r brown wrinkled Snail- from Madeira, non-defcript, another. Lifter t. 2,1. 29. and 2 kinds of Turbo,., one with a furbelowed mouth, from Jamaica-âvery rare, &c. 712 Two fine fpecies of Conus, viz. Lynceus, 5. and the Peach-blolTom, both vny rare 713 Three fine Oibea,,viz. Frons, criftagalli, h. S. and a fcarce variety of Ditto, (all Mytili of L.) 714 Three fpecies of terreftrial Snails, virgihea, L. &c. 715 Nautilus Pompilius, L, and fcrobiculatus, Si the lall from Nnv Guinea, and very rare 716 A group of Serpula retorta, a non-defcript, . la a marine fpongy fubfiance, from Ceylon-â^ery rare End of tie Day's Sai^ UGUIli. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Portland, Margaret Cavendish Holles Harley, Duchess of, 1
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