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 | | Besides furnishing drawings for 66 of the Conchology's 68 plates, Say performed much of the painstaking coloring of individual impressions, which came to number in the thousands. |
 | | She wrote that, on the basis of her attempts, "I am looked upon as being very singular, particularly since I have commenced Engraving." Say is the most probable engraver of plates 62, 65, and 67 in Conchology's final number. |
 | | She also considered engraving as a possible career, but those plans were cut short when, after several months of teaching, her instructor entirely changed the nature of his business. |
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