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Sowerby's Byssus-like Carbonate of Copper Engraving Resurfaces

Original: Byssus-like Carbonate of Copper (*Cuprum carbonatum*) (1802–17) by James Sowerby, from British Mineralogy. Source: Smith

A 19th-century mineral illustration by James Sowerby, from his series British Mineralogy (1802–17), is being shared online. The hand-colored depiction of byssus-like carbonate of copper comes from the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives via the Biodiversity Heritage Library, part of a trove of public-domain scientific artwork recirculating among art and mineralogy enthusiasts.

Why now: Public-domain archives are making historic scientific illustrations newly accessible and shareable.

James SowerbyBritish MineralogySmithsonian Libraries and ArchivesBiodiversity Heritage Library

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• Byssus-like Carbonate of Copper (*Cuprum carbonatum*) (1802–17) by James Sowerby, from British Mineralogy. Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Biodiversity Heritage Library https:// pdimagearchive.org/images/8396 458c-032d-4083-aea8-a56139db75b3 # minerals # geology #… · pdimagearchive · 4

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