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Above, the shell of a purpura; below, three sea shells and three diagrams of pyramids. Etching by T. Jefferys.
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Above, the shell of a purpura; below, three sea shells and three diagrams of pyramids. Etching by T. Jefferys.

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Lettering: Fig. 1. Purpura. Fig. 2. Pyramid ... ; T. Jefferys sculp.

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