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Ref No	LDGSL/581
Title	Lithographs of a crinoid and the cow tree drawn on English lias, using fossil sepia
Date	[1838]
Level	File
Extent	4 prints
Format	Photograph/drawing/painting/print
Description	John MURRAY, four lithographs of a crinoid [Pentacrinites Briareus] and the cow tree [Palo de Vaca], drawn on English lias using fossil sepia, [1838]. Two have been printed on paper made from Musa textilis. Printed by T H Skelton from drawings by Napper and Sir R K Porter.
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Administrative History	The prints were sent by Murray to Newcastle for exhibition at the British Association in September 1838, after which they were presented to the Society.
Provenance	Presented to the Society by John Murray, 24 October 1838, see GSL/L/R/4/9 & 13.
Access Conditions	Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Language	English
Publication Note	Pentacrinites print often published in Murray, John. 'Portrait of Geology', London: Relfe and Fletcher, (1838) but absent from the Society's copy.
ArchNote	Source: Thackray, J. "Separately published prints of fossils in nineteenth century Britain", 'Archives of Natural History', vol 12 (1985), pp175-199. Description by John Thackray.
CreatorName	MURRAY \| John [1786]-1851 \| writer on science and public lecturer
Subject	Crinozoa
	Cephalopoda
	Fossil sepia
Previous reference	LDGSL 581

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates
DS/UK/575	MURRAY; John ([1786]-1851 \|); writer on science and public lecturer	[1786]-1851 \|

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