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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
    - 68 - LDGSL/613/4/68 - 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles': volume 3, sheet 68

Ref No	LDGSL/613/4/68/5
Title	Watercolour of a tooth of Carcharodon polygyrus Agassiz
Date	[1835-1838]
Date Note	Known activity of artist based on other dated drawings, date of publication of another on the same species on this sheet
Level	Item
Extent	1 item
Format	Photograph/drawing/painting/print
Description	Watercolour, ink and pencil drawings of a tooth of the fossil fish Carcharodon polygyrus Agassiz, probably by Jacques Bourkhardt, [1835-1838]. Locality: Swiss Molasse, Maeggensweil.
Thumbnail	$7e\ba62a6-4949-45ec-a455-978bfa15ff4c.jpg$
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 30, fig 10. Plate issued in 1838.
ArchNote	Based on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam
CreatorName	BOURKHARDT \| Jacques \| [1808]-1867 \| 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/1035	BOURKHARDT; Jacques ([1808]-1867); natural history artist	[1808]-1867

Places

Code	PlaceName
NA73	Switzerland

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