1789 Jean Baptiste Lamarck Antique Concology Print, Saltwater Clam Shells, Plate 205 Netherlands Successive sieges from 1710 to

Successive sieges from 1710 to 1712 during the Spanish War of Succession (1701-13)

the British Government sent a fleet of ships

claimed lands in the Americas for France

London 1786

Star forts did not fare well against the effects of high explosive and the intricate arrangements of bastions

1789 Jean Baptiste Lamarck Antique Concology Print, Saltwater Clam Shells, Plate 205 Netherlands Successive sieges from 1710 toTitle : Anodontites, Anodontites Size: 11in x 8in (280mm x 200mm) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Date : 1789 Ref #: 23836 Description: This fine original copper plate engraved antique Conchology or Shell print by Jean Baptiste Lamarck was drawn by Henri Joseph Redoute (1766 1852) younger brother of the famous illustrator P J Redoute engraved by Robert Benard and published in the 1789 edition of Tableau encyclopdique et mthodique des trois rgnes de la