Ref NoLDGSL/560
TitleLithograph of petrified tree from Abercarn Colliery, Gwent
Date[1829]
LevelFile
Extent1 print
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionMoses MOSES, pen and ink lithograph of 'A Representation of a curious specimen of a Petrefied (sic) Tree, or Branch found at Abercarn Colliery, Monmouthshire, by Mr Moses...', by Ingey & Madely after drawing by T Williams, [1829].
Administrative HistoryThe specimen appears to be the clubmoss Lepidodendron.
ProvenancePresented by Moses, 3 June 1829.
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageEnglish
ArchNoteSource: Thackray, J. "Separately published prints of fossils in nineteenth century Britain", 'Archives of Natural History', vol 12 (1985), pp175-199. Description by John Thackray.
CreatorNameMOSES | Moses | fl 1810-1836 | colliery owner
SubjectPteridophyta
Upper Carboniferous
Previous referenceLDGSL 560
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/579MOSES; Moses (fl 1810-1836); colliery ownerfl 1810-1836
Places
CodePlaceName
NA56Gwent
NA110Wales
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