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SOWERBY, James De Carle (1787 – 1871)

SOWERBY, James De Carle (1787 – 1871)

1787 – 1871

2 entries in the GMN corpus.

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1839 CE

#11763

The zoology of Captain Beechey's voyage; compiled from the collections and notes made by Captain Beechey, the officers and naturalist of the expedition, during a voyage to the Pacific and Behring's Straits performed in His Majesty's Ship Blossom, under the command of Captain F. W. Beechey...in the years 1825, 26, 27, and 28. By J. Richardson, N.A. Vigors, G.T. Lay, E.T. Bennett, Richard Owen, John E. Gray, Rev. W. Buckland, and G. B. Sowerby. Illustrated with upwards of fifty finely coloured plates by Sowerby.

OWEN, Sir Richard (1804 – 1892)
OWEN, Sir Richard (1804 – 1892)
BUCKLAND, William (1784 – 1856)
BUCKLAND, William (1784 – 1856)
GRAY, John Edward (1800 – 1875)
GRAY, John Edward (1800 – 1875)
RICHARDSON, Sir John (1787 – 1865)
RICHARDSON, Sir John (1787 – 1865)
SOWERBY, George Brettingham I (1788 – 1854)
SOWERBY, George Brettingham I (1788 – 1854) VIGORS, Nicolas Aylward (1785 – 1840) LAY, George Tradescant (1800 – 1845) BENNETT, Edward Turner (1797 – 1836)
SOWERBY, James De Carle (1787 – 1871)
SOWERBY, James De Carle (1787 – 1871)
BEECHEY, Frederick William (1796 – 1856)
BEECHEY, Frederick William (1796 – 1856)

Includes 44 hand-colored plates engraved by J.C. Zeiter and Thomas Landseer after Edward Lear, J. D. C. Sowerby, and J. C. Zeitter, four hand-colored engraved maps and plans (one folding) after E. Belcher. Digital fac…

1872 CE

#13353

Tortoises, terrapins, and turtles drawn from life

GRAY, John Edward (1800 – 1875)
GRAY, John Edward (1800 – 1875)
SOWERBY, James De Carle (1787 – 1871)
SOWERBY, James De Carle (1787 – 1871)
BELL, Thomas (1792 – 1880)
BELL, Thomas (1792 – 1880)
LEAR, Edward (1812 – 1888)
LEAR, Edward (1812 – 1888)

Though not credited on the title page, Thomas Bell was superintendent of the plates and the intended author of this work. James de Carle Sowerby created the original paintings. Edward Lear drew the plates on stone. Fo…