Jacobine shell or scallop

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Jacobine shell or scallop "This shell is a bivalve of the family of Pectens or Escallops. The figure painted by Kleemann an ingenious German artist, represents the under side of the escallop, called by some the Shell of St. James and by others the Jacobine Shell." Handcoloured copperplate engraving from "The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine; or, Complete Cabinet of the Curiosities and Beauties of Nature" (1798~1802) published by Harrison, London.

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Size: 2760px × 4568px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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