In the 1980s, a shell collection that included specimens from Captain Cook’s final voyage was accidentally thrown into a skip and believed lost forever. But much to the joy of scientists, last week it was rediscovered safe and sound and donated to English Heritage.
This 18th-century shell collection, saved from a skip, tells a story of empire, explorers and women’s equality
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