Ref No | LDGSL/114 |
Title | Watercolour of 'Gigantic pair of fossil horns' from South Africa |
Date | [1839] |
Level | File |
Extent | 1 ms sheet |
Format | Photograph/drawing/painting/print |
Description | Andrew Geddes BAIN, watercolour painting 'Gigantic pair of fossil horns discovered in Oct 1838 at Modder River one of the tributaries of Orange river South Africa', [1839]. Drawing has a two pencil annotations describing dimensions and anatomical features. |
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Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
Language | English |
Publication Note | Accompanying letter read before the Society, 20 November 1839, and abstract published in: 'Proceedings of the Geological Society of London', vol 3 (1839), p152. |
ArchNote | Description by John Thackray |
CreatorName | BAIN | Andrew Geddes | [1797]-1864 | South African geologist, road engineer, palaeontologist and explorer |
Subject | Ungulata |
Previous reference | LDGSL 114 |