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LDGSL - LDGSL - Deposited papers series
613 - LDGSL/613 - Artwork for Louis Agassiz's 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles'
2 - LDGSL/613/2 - 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles': volume 2 (part 1)
10 - LDGSL/613/2/10 - 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles': volume 2 (part 1), sheet 10
Ref No
LDGSL/613/2/10/2
Title
Watercolour of Cephalaspis Lyelli Agassiz
Date
[1834-1836]
Date Note
Earliest date Dinkel drawing this species, leaves Agassiz's service in 1836.
Level
Item
Extent
1 drawing
Format
Photograph/drawing/painting/print
Description
Watercolour of the fossil fish Cephalaspis Lyelli Agassiz, from Charles Lyell's collection, by Joseph Dinkel, London, [1834-1836]. Found in Glamis, Forfarshire, Scotland.
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Related Material
Original specimen now held by the Natural History Museum, ref: OR 20087, see: Woodward, A S. 'Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum...' (1899-1901), vol 2, p180; see also White, E. "On Cephalaspis lyelli", 'Palaeontology', vol 1 (1958), pp99-105.
Publication Note
Published in Agassiz, J L R. 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1843/1844), Vol 2, Tab 1a, fig 2. Livraison issued 1837.
ArchNote
Based on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam
CreatorName
DINKEL | Joseph Wenceslas Anton | [1806-1891] | natural history artist
Previous reference
LDGSL 613
Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates
DS/UK/44
AGASSIZ; Jean Louis Rudolphe (1807-1873); palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist
1807-1873
DS/UK/16
LYELL; Sir; Charles (1797-1875); 1st baronet; geologist
1797-1875
DS/UK/181
DINKEL; Joseph Wenceslas Anton ([1806-1891]); natural history artist
[1806-1891]
Places
Code
PlaceName
NA285
Forfarshire
NA67
Scotland
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