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LDGSL - LDGSL - Deposited papers series
- 613 - LDGSL/613 - Artwork for Louis Agassiz's 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles'
  - 4 - LDGSL/613/4 - 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles': volume 3
    - 29 - LDGSL/613/4/29 - 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles': volume 3, sheet 29

Ref No	LDGSL/613/4/29/2
Title	Watercolour of a fragment of a fin spine of Ctenacanthus ornatus
Date	[1834-1835]
Date Note	Agassiz arrives in Britain in 1834, last date of activity of this artist.
Level	Item
Extent	1 item
Format	Photograph/drawing/painting/print
Description	Watercolour of a fragment of a fin spine of the fossil fish Ctenacanthus ornatus, by Cécilie Agassiz, [1834-1835]. Locality: Old Red Wales, from the Murchison collection.
Thumbnail	$5e\15615c-1ff6-4002-829a-32f54c3ee819.jpg$
Access Conditions	Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Language	n/a
Publication Note	Published in Agassiz, J L R. 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1843/1844), Vol 3, Tab 2, fig 1. Plate issued in 1836.
ArchNote	Based on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam
CreatorName	AGASSIZ \| Cécilie \| 1809-1848 \| née Braun \| natural history artist and first wife of Louis Agassiz
Subject	Devonian
Previous reference	LDGSL 613

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates
DS/UK/1038	AGASSIZ; Cécilie (1809-1848); née Braun; natural history artist and first wife of Louis Agassiz	1809-1848
DS/UK/44	AGASSIZ; Jean Louis Rudolphe (1807-1873); palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist	1807-1873

Places

Code	PlaceName
NA110	Wales

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