Marine zoological study of the shell Haliotis rubra native to Australian waters. Plate 23 from The zoological miscellany; being a description of new, or interesting animals, by William Elford Leach, volume 1 (London, 1815). The author notes that the mollusc 'Inhabits New Holland.' The plate is inscribed: 'Drawn Engraved & Published by R. P. Nodder Tavistock St. London.' William Elford Leach (1790-1836) British naturalist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1816.Original: copperplate engraving. 1814
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