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Ref No	LDGSL/614/2/30
Title	Watercolour of Ophiopsis Münsteri [Ophiopsis muensteri Agassiz, 1834]
Date	1836
Level	Item
Extent	1 item
Format	Photograph/drawing/painting/print
Description	Large watercolour study, with scale details, of a complete specimen of the fossil fish Ophiopsis Münsteri [Ophiopsis muensteri Agassiz, 1834], by G A H Köppel, 1836. From Kelheim, in the collection of Georg Graf von Münster, Comte de Münster. Note: marked 'No XI'.
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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 'Ophiopsis, Propterus, Caturus'
Access Conditions	Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Language	n/a
Related Material	Original holotype specimen held by the Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns, ref: SNSB-BSPG AS VII 1135.
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	KÖPPEL \| G A H \| fl 1836-1838 \| natural history artist
CreatorName	AGASSIZ \| Jean Louis Rudolphe \| 1807-1873 \| palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist
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/1032	MÜNSTER; Georg Graf von (1776-1844); Comte de Münster; palaeontologist	1776-1844
DS/UK/1031	KOPPEL; G A H (fl 1836-1838); natural history artist	fl 1836-1838

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