Mineralogy & geology

92 public-domain plates

Mineralogical and conchological plates catalogued the inorganic and shelled worlds — crystals, ores, and the spiralling geometry of shells — with a jeweller's attention to colour and facet. This archive holds 92 public-domain plates in this tradition, spanning the 19th century BC to the 20th century.

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