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Historical Neighbors	Image ID 113816

Northern Quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria) (top figure) and other bivalve mollusks
Hand-colored lithograph, with outlines made by camera lucida, after J. W. Hill
From: James Ellsworth DeKay, Zoology of New York, or the New York Fauna…. Vol. 1.5 of 5 (New York State. Geological Survey. Natural History of New York. Parts 1–6) (Albany, 1842–44)
NYPL, Rare Books Division, Stuart Collection

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