WECT

North Carolina’s largest shell collection on display in Wilmington

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - Beautiful, unusual, and rare shells were on display today at the NC Shell Show, the largest collection in North Carolina. The show is open at the Cape Fear Museum of History ...
London Evening Standard

Shells from Captain Cook’s third voyage ‘lost for 40 years’ are saved from skip

The collection, containing more than 200 specimens including an extinct species, is to go on public display for the first time in more than 100 years. Shells from Captain Cook’s third voyage, which ...
Evening Chronicle

Rescued treasures from Captain Cook voyage go on show for first time in 100 years

Beautiful shells collected during an ill-fated Captain Cook voyage are to go on display in Northumberland where visitors can view them for the first time in 100 years and learn of their remarkable ...
The Northern Echo

Shells from Captain Cook’s third voyage saved from skip

An 18th-century shell collection from Captain James Cook’s third voyage thought lost for more than 40 years, has been returned to English Heritage after being saved from a skip in “nothing short of a ...
The Guardian

Shells from Captain Cook’s final voyage saved from skip

Important collection rediscovered during house-clearing includes numerous rare species An internationally important collection of shells, including specimens from Captain Cook’s final voyage, has been ...