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LDGSL - LDGSL - Deposited papers series
613 - LDGSL/613 - Artwork for Louis Agassiz's 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles'
6 - LDGSL/613/6 - 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles': volume 5
36 - LDGSL/613/6/36 - 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles': volume 5, sheet 36
Ref No
LDGSL/613/6/36/1
Title
Watercolour of the skull of Anguilla ventralis Agassiz
Date
[1831-1834]
Date Note
Likely dates based on activity of artist, Agassiz references collection in Jahrbuch (1832)
Level
Item
Extent
1 item
Format
Photograph/drawing/painting/print
Description
Watercolour detail of the skull of the fossil fish Anguilla ventralis Agassiz, by Charles Weber, [1831-1834]. According to the printed text, the specimen was from the Monte Bolca schist, in the collection of Dr Hartmann. The drawing is a detail of the specimen depicted at LDGSL/613/6/36/2.
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Access Conditions
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Language
n/a
Publication Note
Published in Agassiz, J L R. 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1843/1844), Vol 5, Tab 43, fig 3. Livraison issued 1839.
ArchNote
Based on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam
CreatorName
WEBER | Joseph Charles | 1801-1875 | 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/1033
WEBER; Joseph Charles (1801-1875); natural history artist
1801-1875
DS/UK/1842
HARTMANN; Ernst Gustav Friedrich von (1767-1851); physician and fossil collector
1767-1851
Places
Code
PlaceName
NA537
Monte Bolca
NA258
Italy
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