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Popular British Conchology: A Familiar History of the Molluscs Inhabiting the British Isles
Excerpt from Popular British Conchology: A Familiar History of the Molluscs Inhabiting the British Isles
Many of the species even, which happen to be distinguished from each other by well-marked peculiarities, may be made out, or at least guessed at, from the very short mention we have made of each species in nearly all the genera.
Some readers may find a pleasure in learning, for the first time, the interesting facts mentioned in this work; others may find these facts awakening in them a desire to pursue the subject further than it will take them. In either case the writer will be gratified, and his design fulfilled.
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Many of the species even, which happen to be distinguished from each other by well-marked peculiarities, may be made out, or at least guessed at, from the very short mention we have made of each species in nearly all the genera.
Some readers may find a pleasure in learning, for the first time, the interesting facts mentioned in this work; others may find these facts awakening in them a desire to pursue the subject further than it will take them. In either case the writer will be gratified, and his design fulfilled.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
367 pages, Paperback
Published February 4, 2018
About the author
George Brettingham Sowerby II
19 booksGeorge Brettingham Sowerby II was a British naturalist, illustrator, and conchologist. Together with his father, George Brettingham Sowerby I he published the Thesaurus Conchyliorum and other illustrated works on molluscs.
He was educated at Harrow, and afterwards assisted his father in his publications and his business, to which he succeeded. He was elected a fellow of the Linnean Society on 7 May 1844, and used the initials ‘F.L.S.’ after his name, to distinguish his work from his father's. Like his father, he was an admirable delineator of shells, but his lithographic work was less happy than his plate engravings, which are beautiful productions. He died at Wood Green on 26 July 1884, having married, on 25 Dec. 1835, Margaret, daughter of the Rev. Thomas Hitchen. By her he had a son, Mr. George Brettingham Sowerby, who has completed several of his father's works.
He was the author of: 1. ‘The Conchological Illustrations. Some of the text was by the father.
2. ‘A Conchological Manual
3. ‘Thesaurus Conchyliorum,’ with contributions by other conchologists, completed by his son, G. B. Sowerby.
4. ‘Popular British Conchology,’
5. ‘Foraminifera from the Colne …, Essex;’ 6. ‘Popular History of the Aquarium,’
7. ‘Companion to Mr. [i.e. Rev. Canon]
8. ‘Illustrated Index of British Shells,’; 2nd edit. by his son, G. B. Sowerby, 1887.
9. ‘Conchologia Iconica’
10. ‘Malacostraca Podophthalmata Britanniæ,’
Among other works, he illustrated: 1. Hanley's ‘Illustrated … Catalogues of Recent Bivalve Shells,’ 1842–56. 2. Forbes and Hanley's ‘History of British Mollusca,’ 1848–52. 3. The Rev. J. G. Wood's ‘Common Objects of the Country,’ 1859. 4. The same author's ‘Common Shells of the Seashore,’ 1865. 5. Jeffrey's ‘British Conchology,’ vols. iv. and v., 1867–9. He also wrote upwards of twenty-five papers for various scientific journals between 1840 and 1873
He was educated at Harrow, and afterwards assisted his father in his publications and his business, to which he succeeded. He was elected a fellow of the Linnean Society on 7 May 1844, and used the initials ‘F.L.S.’ after his name, to distinguish his work from his father's. Like his father, he was an admirable delineator of shells, but his lithographic work was less happy than his plate engravings, which are beautiful productions. He died at Wood Green on 26 July 1884, having married, on 25 Dec. 1835, Margaret, daughter of the Rev. Thomas Hitchen. By her he had a son, Mr. George Brettingham Sowerby, who has completed several of his father's works.
He was the author of: 1. ‘The Conchological Illustrations. Some of the text was by the father.
2. ‘A Conchological Manual
3. ‘Thesaurus Conchyliorum,’ with contributions by other conchologists, completed by his son, G. B. Sowerby.
4. ‘Popular British Conchology,’
5. ‘Foraminifera from the Colne …, Essex;’ 6. ‘Popular History of the Aquarium,’
7. ‘Companion to Mr. [i.e. Rev. Canon]
8. ‘Illustrated Index of British Shells,’; 2nd edit. by his son, G. B. Sowerby, 1887.
9. ‘Conchologia Iconica’
10. ‘Malacostraca Podophthalmata Britanniæ,’
Among other works, he illustrated: 1. Hanley's ‘Illustrated … Catalogues of Recent Bivalve Shells,’ 1842–56. 2. Forbes and Hanley's ‘History of British Mollusca,’ 1848–52. 3. The Rev. J. G. Wood's ‘Common Objects of the Country,’ 1859. 4. The same author's ‘Common Shells of the Seashore,’ 1865. 5. Jeffrey's ‘British Conchology,’ vols. iv. and v., 1867–9. He also wrote upwards of twenty-five papers for various scientific journals between 1840 and 1873
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