The universal conchologist
Subtitle: exhibiting the figure of every known shell accurately drawn and painted after nature
By: with a new systematic arrangement by the author Thomas Martyn = Le conchologiste universel : montrant la figure de chaque coquille aujourd'hui connuë : soigneusement dessinee et peinte d'apres nature / le tout arrangé selon le systeme / de l'auteur Thomas Martyn
Publisher: Sold at his house ...
Published: 1792
Place of publication: London
Language: eng; fre
Subjects: Mollusks
Other titles: Conchologiste universel; Figures of non descript shells collected in the different voyages to the South Seas since 1764; Figures des coquilles jusqu'à présent inconnues recueilles en divèrs voyages à la Mer de Sud depuis l'année 1764
Notes: Vol. 1: [4], 39, [1] p., 40 leaves of plates; v. 2: [3] p., 41-80 leaves of plates.

This edition has two additional plates in v.1. depicting medals, one dated 1792.

Vol. 2 has title: Figures of non descript shells collected in the different voyages to the South Seas since 1764, published by Thomas Martyn = Les figures des coquilles jusqu'à présent inconnues recueilles en divèrs voyages à la Mer de Sud depuis l'année 1764, et donnees au publíc par Thomas Martyn.

Title pages engraved.

Col. frontispiece in v. 1 with caption Aphrodite, in Greek.

In English and French.