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Image number: RS.10545
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‘Cuprum arseniatum’
Date
1803
Creator
James Sowerby (1757 - 1822, British) , Naturalist
Object type
Library reference
R64216
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 233mm
width (print): 145mm
width (print): 145mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Specimen of Liroconite [?] here termed ‘arseniate of copper’ with figures showing the crystalline form.
Plate 37 from British mineralogy: or coloured figures intended to elucidate the mineralogy of Great Britain, by James Sowerby, volume 1 (London, R.Taylor & Co., 1804).
The accompanying text states that “This beautiful variety is described by Count Bournon in the Philosophical Transactions for 1801...” [Jacques-Louis, Comte de Bournon FRS (1751-1825)].
The plate is inscribed: “Augt. 1 1803. Published by Jas. Sowerby, London.”
Plate 37 from British mineralogy: or coloured figures intended to elucidate the mineralogy of Great Britain, by James Sowerby, volume 1 (London, R.Taylor & Co., 1804).
The accompanying text states that “This beautiful variety is described by Count Bournon in the Philosophical Transactions for 1801...” [Jacques-Louis, Comte de Bournon FRS (1751-1825)].
The plate is inscribed: “Augt. 1 1803. Published by Jas. Sowerby, London.”
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