Lot 72
Broadside. Directions necessary to be observed by Persons who would collect Subjects of Natural History, letter-press, 235mm x 370mm, London: [Andrew Peter Dupont, c.1760] The directions begin, 'Remember, if the Ship touches at any Port in her Passage, to collect any of the undermentioned subjects' before listing ten categories of natural history, including 1. Shells, 2. Sea plants, Corals, etc.,3. Land and Sea Crabs,Lobsters, etc., 4. Sea Stars, 5. Sea Eggs, 6. Ores, Metals and Minerals, etc., 7. Earths, Clays, Stone, etc., 8. Woods, Seeds and Fruits, 9. Lizards and Snakes, Birds, Frogs and Toads, etc., 10. Butterflies, Insects, etc. Such directions were common in the mid-eighteenth century and this example has been attributed to the naturalist Andrew Peter Dupont. We are grateful to the Natural History Museum in London for their assistance with this lot.
