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Histoire naturelle du Sénégal. Coquillages. Avec la relation abrégée d'un voyage fait en ce pays, pendant les années 1749, 50, 51, 52 & 53.

Publication Details

Paris: Jean-Baptiste Bauche, 1757 CE.

Adanson's voyage and explorations in Senegal, including the Island of Goree and the River Senegal. The second part is a general survey of the living mollusks he found in Senegal. His classification of mollusks was original, based on the anatomical structure of the living animals inside the shells. Digital facsimile from Biodiversity Heritage Library at this link. Translated into English as A voyage to Senegal, the Isle of Goree, and the river Gambia...Translated from the French. With notes by an Englishy gentleman, who reside some time in that country. (London, 1759). Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.

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Entry Number#11525
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External URLhistoire-naturelle-du-sngal-coquillages-avec-la-relation-abrge-dun-voyage-fait-en-ce-pays-pendant-les-annes-1749-50-51-52-53-2-vols

Geographic Context

Publication place: Paris

Mentioned in annotation: London