Ref NoLDGSL/614/1/28
TitleWatercolour of a tooth of Pleurodus affinis
Date[1841-1843]
Date NoteWatermark of drawings from this collection, date of publication of drawings from Rankin's collection
LevelItem
Extent1 item
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionWatercolour study of a tooth of the fossil fish Pleurodus affinis, by Joseph Dinkel, [1841-1843]. Found in the Coal Measures, Carluke, Scotland, from the collection of Dr Daniel Rankin.

Sheet size: 133mm (w) x 116mm (h)
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Administrative HistoryCollected/drawn as part of the research for Louis Agassiz's 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1843/1844).

Daniel Rankin lent Agassiz a large number of specimens, which were drawn by Dinkel in London.
CustodialHistoryFrom an envelope marked "Jones Collection. Carb. Limestone, Armagh and Rankine & Carluke Comm. Coal Measures Scotland."
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
CreatorNameDINKEL | Joseph Wenceslas Anton | [1806-1891] | natural history artist
AGASSIZ | Jean Louis Rudolphe | 1807-1873 | palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist
SubjectUpper Carboniferous
Palaeoichthyology
Palaeontology
Previous referenceLDGSL 614
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/44AGASSIZ; Jean Louis Rudolphe (1807-1873); palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist1807-1873
DS/UK/181DINKEL; Joseph Wenceslas Anton ([1806-1891]); natural history artist[1806-1891]
DS/UK/1104RANKIN; Daniel Reid (1805-1882); fossil collector1805-1882
Places
CodePlaceName
NA481Carluke
NA230Lanarkshire
NA67Scotland
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