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[Molluscs] Plate 3. From the book Te Ika a Maui, or, New Zealand and its inhabitants

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Te Ika a Maui, or, New Zealand and its inhabitants : illustrating the origin, manners, customs, mythology, religion, rites, songs, proverbs, fables, and language of the natives ; together with the geology, natural history, productions, and climate of the country, its state as regards Christianity, sketches of the principal chiefs, and their present position
[Molluscs] Plate 3. From the book Te Ika a Maui, or, New Zealand and its inhabitants

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Name[Molluscs] Plate 3. From the book Te Ika a Maui, or, New Zealand and its inhabitants

ProductionJ. Erxleben; lithographer; 1855
Day & Son Ltd.; lithographer; 1855
Reverend Richard Taylor; after

Classificationrare books

Materialspaper, printing ink

DimensionsOverall: 133mm (width), 220mm (length)

Registration NumberRB001316/003a

Credit lineGift of Mrs Thomas Purvis Russell, 1921

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Category

Made of: paper
printing ink
Type of: rare books

Place

About: New Zealand

People & Organisations

Made by: J. Erxleben
Day & Son Ltd.
Reverend Richard Taylor
Belonged to: Mrs Mary Russell

Taxonomy

Depicts: Pūpū whakarongotaua, Paryphanta busbyi (Gray, 1850)
Physa
Melanopsidae
freshwater snail, Amnicola limosa (Say, 1817)

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