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| Wenceslaus Hollar Pink Conch ca. 1646 etching British Museum |
The British Museum owns a portfolio of thirty-nine proof etchings made around 1646 by Wenceslaus Hollar. These depict individual sea shells and are unique copies, never published. Curators speculate that Hollar was involved in production of illustrations for a natural history book that never in fact materialized.
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| Wenceslaus Hollar Horned Helmet Shell ca. 1646 etching British Museum |
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| Wenceslaus Hollar Venus's Comb Murex ca. 1646 etching British Museum |
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| Wenceslaus Hollar Giant Baler ca. 1646 etching British Museum |
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| Wenceslaus Hollar Screw Shells ca. 1646 etching British Museum |
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| Wenceslaus Hollar Imperial Cone ca. 1646 etching British Museum |
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| Wenceslaus Hollar Australian Trumpet ca. 1646 etching British Museum |
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| Wenceslaus Hollar Papal Mitre Shell ca. 1646 etching British Museum |
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| Wenceslaus Hollar Short-spined Murex ca. 1646 etching British Museum |
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| Wenceslaus Hollar Chambered Nautilus ca. 1646 etching British Museum |
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| Wenceslaus Hollar Spinning-Top Shell ca. 1646 etching British Museum |
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| Wenceslaus Hollar Tiger Cowrie ca. 1646 etching British Museum |
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| Wenceslaus Hollar Bear-Paw Clam ca. 1646 etching British Museum |
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| Wenceslaus Hollar Dark-mouthed Tibia ca. 1646 etching British Museum |
I am grateful to the British Museum for the excellent reproductions.