Discover genuine antique prints of seashells.
Shell collecting became popular in the 1700s. This was an era of voyages of discovery. Collectors eagerly sought shells from exotic lands. They often displayed their shells in curiosity cabinets, considered indispensable in well-appointed homes.
Naturalists illustrated shells in beautiful conchological (shell) manuals. The illustrations were usually printed as engravings or lithographs.
Choose from our big range of fantastic antique seashell prints. They are genuine antique prints.
45 x 34 cm (17.5 x 13.5 inches)Marbled Cone (Conus marmoreus), Olive Snail (Oliva maura), Music Volute Shell (Voluta musica), Crowned Baler Shell (Cymbium aethiopicum), Papal Mitre Shell (Mitra paplis), Episcopal Mitre Shell (Mitra episcopalis), Chocolate Cowrie Shell (Cypraea mauritiana), Common Eg..
US$150.00
21 x 12.5 cm (8.5 x 5 inches)This original aquatint engraving by William Daniell is superbly detailed and fascinating. Daniell (1769-1837) was an excellent English print maker and painter. He illustrated his subjects with delightful backgrounds and landscapes, inspiring the style of later naturalist..
US$75.00
45 x 34 cm (17.5 x 13.5 inches)Top Shell (Trochus niloticus), Common Wentletrap Shell (Scalaria communis), Silver-mouthed Turban Shell (Turbo argyrostomus), Tower Shell (Turritella terebra), Tiger Cowrie Shell (Cypraea tigris), Chiragra Spider Conch Shell (Pteroceras chiragra), Sundial Shell (Solari..
US$125.00
26.5 x 16.5cm (10 x 6.5 inches). Stone-cutter, Flea-spot, Fumigated, Ceylon, Tesselated, Music, Matchless, Tait's This is an antique engraving by Baron Georges Cuvier. It was made in 1863, has original hand painted colouring and is in very good condition. Georges Cuvier was a French naturalist and z..
US$50.00
21 x 13cm (8.25 x 5 inches).Some illustrated for first time in historyThis antique lithograph is from the first edition of Conchology by John Mawe, one of the oldest works about shells, dated 1823. This is a genuine antique, not a reproduction. It has hand painted coloring and is in very good condit..
US$90.00
Astroea helioptropium27 x 21cm (10.5 x 8 inches).An original antique lithograph of south pacific seashells, created c.1910. The shells are clear, well drawn, and have remarkable detail enhanced with hand colouring.© Fine Rare Prints..
US$60.00
22 x 14 cm (8.8 x 5.5 inches).This antique engraving of seashells is from the genera of seashells by George Brettingham Sowerby Jnr, published in London in 1842. It is an antique, not a reproduction. It was made by engraving and has lovely original hand painted colors and is in excellent condition.©..
US$95.00
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Argonauta tuberculata27 x 21cm (10.5 x 8 inches).An original antique lithograph of south pacific seashells, created c.1910. The shells are clear, well drawn, and have remarkable detail enhanced with hand colouring.© Fine Rare Prints..
US$95.00
Argonauta argo27 x 21cm (10.5 x 8 inches).An original antique lithograph of south pacific seashells, created c.1910. The shells are clear, well drawn, and have remarkable detail enhanced with hand colouring.© Fine Rare Prints..
US$60.00
27 x 21cm (10.5 x 8 inches).An original antique lithograph of south pacific seashells, created c.1910. The shells are clear, well drawn, and have remarkable detail enhanced with hand colouring.© Fine Rare Prints..
US$60.00
27 x 21cm (10.5 x 8 inches).An original antique lithograph of south pacific seashells, created c.1910. The shells are clear, well drawn, and have remarkable detail enhanced with hand colouring.© Fine Rare Prints..
US$60.00
21 x 12.5 cm (8.5 x 5 inches)This original aquatint engraving by William Daniell is superbly detailed and fascinating. Daniell (1769-1837) was an excellent English print maker and painter. He illustrated his subjects with delightful backgrounds and landscapes, inspiring the style of later naturalist..
US$75.00
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Septa rubicunda27 x 21cm (10.5 x 8 inches).An original antique lithograph of south pacific seashells, created c.1910. The shells are clear, well drawn, and have remarkable detail enhanced with hand colouring.© Fine Rare Prints..
US$60.00
27 x 21cm (10.5 x 8 inches). An original antique lithograph of south pacific seashells, created c.1910. The shells are clear, well drawn, and have remarkable detail enhanced with hand colouring. © Fine Rare Prints..
US$50.00
27 x 21cm (10.5 x 8 inches).An original antique lithograph of south pacific seashells, created c.1910. The shells are clear, well drawn, and have remarkable detail enhanced with hand colouring.© Fine Rare Prints..
US$50.00
27 x 21cm (10.5 x 8 inches).An original antique lithograph of south pacific seashells, created c.1910. The shells are clear, well drawn, and have remarkable detail enhanced with hand colouring.© Fine Rare Prints..
US$50.00
27 x 21cm (10.5 x 8 inches). An original antique lithograph of south pacific seashells, created c.1910. The shells are clear, well drawn, and have remarkable detail enhanced with hand colouring. © Fine Rare Prints..
US$55.00
27 x 21cm (10.5 x 8 inches).An original antique lithograph of south pacific seashells, created c.1910. The shells are clear, well drawn, and have remarkable detail enhanced with hand colouring.© Fine Rare Prints..
US$50.00
40 x 24.5 cm (15.5 x 9.75 inches).Testacea et crustaceaThis antique copper plate engraving was made in 1731 for Scheuchzer's incredible Physica Sacra.It has hand painted water colouring embellished with metallic gold/silver paint. The engraving is on chain lined paper with strong plate marks. The p..
US$225.00
Accurate, high resolution scans of 27 high quality antique prints of seashells.Images are 300ppi and will be sent to you by file transfer, usually within 1 working day.The antique artworks measured 9.5 by 6 inches (24 by 15.5 cm) and were made in 1842 by engraving by George Sowerby and were superbly..
US$60.00
Accurate, high resolution scans of 38 high quality antique pictures of seashells.Images are 300ppi and will be sent to you by file transfer, usually within 1 working day.The antique artworks measured 8.25 by 5 inches (21 by 13 cm) and were made in 1823 by engraving by John Mawe (a famous conchologis..
US$60.00
21 x 16 cm (8.25 x 6.25 inches)This antique copper plate engraving is by Pierre Pomet, a Paris apothecary.Pomet became chief druggist to King Louis XIV and a purveyor of medicinal remedies from distant lands.It was made in 1725 for Pomet's " A Compleat History of Drugges ". This was the most complet..
US$50.00
27 x 21cm (10.5 x 8 inches).An original antique lithograph of south pacific seashells, created c.1910. The shells are clear, well drawn, and have remarkable detail enhanced with hand colouring.© Fine Rare Prints..
US$50.00
27 x 18. cm (11 x 7.25 inches).Murex IxThis antique lithograph of seashells is from a set by George Brettingham Sowerby Jnr, published in parts in London from about 1842-1886 and is an antique, not a reproduction. It has hand painted colors and is in very good condition.It's from one of the rarest s..
US$85.00
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21 x 13 cm (8.3 x 5.2 inches).Oval EchinusThis superb antique engraving is over 230 years old. It's from "British Zoology" by Thomas Pennant, which was published in 1776 in Warrington, England. The illustrations in the early editions were so expensive to produce that he made little money and gave th..
US$75.00
27 x 21cm (10.5 x 8 inches).An original antique lithograph of south pacific seashells, created c.1910. The shells are clear, well drawn, and have remarkable detail enhanced with hand colouring.© Fine Rare Prints..
US$50.00
27 x 21cm (10.5 x 8 inches).An original antique lithograph of south pacific seashells, created c.1910. The shells are clear, well drawn, and have remarkable detail enhanced with hand colouring.© Fine Rare Prints..
US$50.00
71 x 54 cm (28 x 21 inches). Zoologie, Coquilles Tridacnes. Petoncles. Arches Date: The first volumes of engravings were presented to Napoleon in 1808.Condition: Excellent. A few foxing dots.This stunning engraving is from "Description de l'Egypte" which contained the largest engravings ever made. I..
US$250.00
38.5 x 23 cm (15.2 x 9 inches)This large antique copper plate engraving is by John Jonston. He was a scholar, renowned physician and distinguished naturalist. It was made in 1657 for "Historiae naturalis" and engraved by Matthaus Merian, the great German engraver. The engraving is printed on chain-l..
US$150.00
23 x 16 cm (9 x 6.3 inches).Tellina, Geomelina, Panopaea japonica, Thracia, SanguinolariPacific,Japan,USAThis hand colored lithograph is from an exceedingly rare set published by The Zoological Society of London in 1848 and 1849. The hand painted coloring on this print is outstanding - as good as th..
US$75.00