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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/613/6/36/2
Title	Watercolour of the skeleton 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 of the skeleton of a complete specimen 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.
Thumbnail	$91\cbf106-e88a-4def-86ac-71977ab1371e.jpg$
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 5, Tab 43, fig 2. 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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