Calx carbonata mb-code 1645583 Christ's Hospital from the cloisters

Christ's Hospital from the cloisters

The freshwater turtle is shown in three figures: two showing the upper and lower body and a third showing the neck in its elongated position

'The Church

4 inches to a Foot

Alphonsine Fournaise

Calx carbonata mb-code 1645583 Christ's Hospital from the cloistersThree specimens of calcium carbonate crystals, here termed 'crystallized carbonate of lime', including (lower figure) 'a rare fragment of a fine yellow'. Showing the optical properties of each of the minerals. Plate 2 from British mineralogy: or coloured figures intended to elucidate the mineralogy of Great Britain, by James Sowerby, volume 1 (London, R. Taylor & Co., 1804). The accompanying text states that the mineral is 'Found chiefly in lime stone