. 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. ( 98 ) 64-^ hâ r. ;!46 Nine fine Uiu'/alves, viz-two of Cypraia Tigris, two-of l^ynx, one of Maun thuia, two Voluta GUa, and a pair of Buccinum Barbiton, S. or fmooth- ridgeol Harp ?i47 A fine Venus Tigrina, poUJl^etl, and three .fine fpecirnens of Oftres Peiflines, viz. M
. 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. ( 98 ) 64-^ hâ r. ;!46 Nine fine Uiu'/alves, viz-two of Cypraia Tigris, two-of l^ynx, one of Maun thuia, two Voluta GUa, and a pair of Buccinum Barbiton, S. or fmooth- ridgeol Harp ?i47 A fine Venus Tigrina, poUJl^etl, and three .fine fpecirnens of Oftres Peiflines, viz. Maxima, Z. finely fpotted, Cinnabarina, Born, Muf. -103. a'fmall variety of ricinonedes, L. or leffer Conipafs Peden zi\% A laige Nerita glaucina, two Vpluta Vefpenilio, two fine and large varieties of Oiiva, Mariyn, II. 529. two Buccinum teftudo, S, Se!>a 111. jo. Jig. 2, 3, and \. of the Bucc, Harpa, 2T49 Fouitcca cards of curious and rare fmall pctrifaftions, confifting of Anomias, Eelemnitef, Echinltes, Buccina, Murices, &c, 2150 Venus Punctata,.!?. Rum, i^^. G. and two curious varieties of Venus literata, J,.âall JiHS 2151 Fifteen cards, containing a variety of fmall fpecimens of Haliotis, among which aic Afinina, tubcrculata, ftriata, L. Sec. 2152 Nine backs of rare fpecies of Cancer, viz. two of Maculatus, two of La6tatus, one of Puntlatus, and four more Murcx Morio, with it's Epidermis on ; Buccinum Galea, Olearium, L. Cotur- nix, S. and 5 others 2ij4 A beautiful group of a fcarce variety of Balanus Tintinnclbulum, 5. (Lepas, i.) fonie of them having their Opercula and tentacula in them; with a number of Iclfer one's adhering, very fine 3155 Six tine varieties (four fpecies) of the Harp kind, viz. Buccinum barbiton, â Cithara, Pandura, and Telludo, S. 2156 Twenty-one cardo, containing various f^iecies of fmall Buccina, all of them labdld 2157 Six curious fpiecies of Ma£lra, viz. Truncata, L. from "NewfounJlaml, 2 valves of riigofa, rare; a fine
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