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LDGSL - LDGSL - Deposited papers series
- 614 - LDGSL/614 - Unpublished artwork for Louis Agassiz's 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles'
  - 1 - LDGSL/614/1 - Unpublished artwork for 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' - folio 1

Ref No	LDGSL/614/1/43
Title	Watercolour of a fragment of Acrolepis acutirostris
Date	[1841-1843]
Date Note	Watermark of other drawings in this series, date of publication of other drawings from Rankin's collection
Level	Item
Extent	1 item
Format	Photograph/drawing/painting/print
Description	Watercolour study of a fragment [jaw or tip of fin spine?] from the fossil fish Acrolepis acutirostris, by Joseph Dinkel, [1841-1843]. Probably found in the Coal Measures, Lanarkshire, Scotland, from the collection of Dr Daniel Rankin.
Thumbnail	$9d\dcc559-6083-4a4d-86b6-a132fcab62e5.jpg$
Administrative History	Collected/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.
Access Conditions	Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
ArchNote	Based on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam
CreatorName	DINKEL \| Joseph Wenceslas Anton \| [1806-1891] \| natural history artist
CreatorName	AGASSIZ \| Jean Louis Rudolphe \| 1807-1873 \| palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist
Subject	Upper Carboniferous
	Palaeoichthyology
	Palaeontology
Previous reference	LDGSL 614

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates
DS/UK/44	AGASSIZ; Jean Louis Rudolphe (1807-1873); palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist	1807-1873
DS/UK/181	DINKEL; Joseph Wenceslas Anton ([1806-1891]); natural history artist	[1806-1891]
DS/UK/1104	RANKIN; Daniel Reid (1805-1882); fossil collector	1805-1882

Places

Code	PlaceName
NA230	Lanarkshire
NA67	Scotland

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