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Ref No	LDGSL/614/2/132
Title	Watercolour of Leptolepis dubius Agassiz [Tharsis dubius (Blainville, 1818)]
Date	[?1833-1838]
Date Note	Earliest publication reference to specimen from this collection, death of Sternberg in 1838
Level	Item
Extent	1 item
Format	Photograph/drawing/painting/print
Description	Watercolour sketch of an almost complete specimen of the fossil fish Leptolepis dubius Agassiz [Tharsis dubius (Blainville, 1818)], possibly by Joseph Rössert, [?1833-1838]. From Prague Museum, in the collection of Kaspar Maria von Sternberg.
Thumbnail	$a5\c9ddc7-2a49-4252-a2dd-6f09645b9179.jpg$
Administrative History	Collected/drawn as part of the research for Louis Agassiz's 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1843/1844).
CustodialHistory	From a folder marked 'Leptolepis'
Access Conditions	Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Language	n/a
Related Material	Original specimen held by the National Museum Prague, Department of Palaeontology, Czech Republic.
ArchNote	Based on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam. Modern taxonomy and specimen location provided by Martin Ebert (2021).
CreatorName	RÖSSERT \| Joseph \| [1808]-1876 \| lithographer
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/1122	STERNBERG; Kaspar Maria von (1761-1838); palaeobotanist	1761-1838
DS/UK/1111	RÖSSERT; Joseph ([1808]-1876); lithographer	[1808]-1876

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