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Nautilus Shell

Orra White Hitchcock, 1828 – 1840
Nautilus Shell, Orra White Hitchcock
Nautilus Shell, zoomed in
51 cmNautilus Shell scale comparison67 cm

Nautilus Shell is an Enlightenment Pen, Ink and Linen Drawing created by Orra White Hitchcock from c.1828 to 1840. It lives at the Amherst College Archives & Special Collections in the United States. The image is in the Public Domain, and tagged Cross Sections. SourceDownloadSee Nautilus Shell in the Kaleidoscope

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