File:A print from 1845 shows cowry shells being used as money by an Arab trader.jpg

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Artist
R K Thomas
Description
A print from 1845 shows cowry shells being used as money by an Arab trader. BENJAMIN WATERHOUSE HAWKINS / SSPL / THE IMAGE WORKS
Date 1845
date QS:P571,+1845-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium print
Source/Photographer Science & Society Picture Library
Other versions https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O886177/graphic-illustrations-of-animals-print-thomas-r-k/

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One of ten small vignettes illustrating different ways that humans have made use of crustaceans and reptiles, arranged around a large central image - 'Crustacea & Reptiles' from GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS OF ANIMALS by R. K. Thomas, mid 19th century

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current10:56, 9 February 2014Thumbnail for version as of 10:56, 9 February 2014496 × 338 (185 KB)Andy king50-watermark stuff
13:36, 31 January 2012Thumbnail for version as of 13:36, 31 January 2012500 × 351 (198 KB)Sridhar1000From original source.
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