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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)
24 - LDGSL/613/2/24 - 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles': volume 2 (part 1), sheet 24
Ref No
LDGSL/613/2/24/1
Title
Watercolour of Palaeoniscus longissimus Agassiz
Date
[1835-1836]
Date Note
Wmk 1831; artist known to be in London in 1835, date of publication
Level
Item
Extent
1 item
Format
Photograph/drawing/painting/print
Description
Watercolour of the fossil fish Palaeoniscus longissimus Agassiz, from Magnesian Limestone, by Charles Weber, [1835-1836].
According to Agassiz's published text, the specimen was from the collection of Henry Thomas Maire Witham (1779-1844).
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Access Conditions
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Related Material
Original specimen now in the Egerton collection, Natural History Museum, ref: P 1023.
Publication Note
Published in Agassiz, J L R. 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1843/1844), Vol 2, Tab 10c, fig 4. Livraison issued 1836.
ArchNote
Based on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam
CreatorName
WEBER | Joseph Charles | 1801-1875 | natural history artist
Subject
Permian
Previous reference
LDGSL 613
Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates
DS/UK/1033
WEBER; Joseph Charles (1801-1875); natural history artist
1801-1875
DS/UK/44
AGASSIZ; Jean Louis Rudolphe (1807-1873); palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist
1807-1873
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