Ref NoLDGSL/614/1/117
TitleWatercolour of Megalichthys ?laevis
Date1835
LevelItem
Extent1 item
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionWatercolour study of a fragmented specimen which includes the gulars, jaw and anterior trunk, of the fossil fish Megalichthys ?laevis, by Charles Weber, London, 1835. Probably found in Burdiehouse [Burdie House], Scotland, from the collection of Samuel Hibbert.

Note: drawing has no indentifying caption, genus suggested by Mahala Andrews.
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Administrative HistoryCollected as part of the research for Louis Agassiz's 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1843) but never published.
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Languagen/a
ArchNoteBased on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameWEBER | Joseph Charles | 1801-1875 | natural history artist
AGASSIZ | Jean Louis Rudolphe | 1807-1873 | palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist
SubjectPalaeoichthyology
Palaeontology
Carboniferous
Previous referenceLDGSL 614
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/44AGASSIZ; Jean Louis Rudolphe (1807-1873); palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist1807-1873
DS/UK/1033WEBER; Joseph Charles (1801-1875); natural history artist1801-1875
DS/UK/969WARE; Samuel Hibbert- (1782-1848); geologist and antiquarian1782-1848
Places
CodePlaceName
NA516Burdiehouse
NA447Edinburgh
NA67Scotland
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