Florence: Caetano Albizzini, 1742. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 14" x 9" Beautiful 18th century natural history engraving depicting ten views of four different shell specimen. This print appeared in "Index Testarum Conchyliorum", published in Florence in 1742. Drawn by Giuseppe Menabuoni and engraved by Antonio Pazzi. In excellent condition, with some small wormholes in lower left margin, not affecting the image. Niccolo Gualtieri (1688-1744) was an Italian medical doctor, malacologist, and natural history collector. He was..... More