Description | Watercolour of an almost complete specimen of the fossil fish Lepidotus subserratus, by J H Salvin, 1840. Found in Whitby, from the collection of the Henry Thomas Maire Witham.
Note: the back of the drawing has the following annotation in two different hands, "Richard Owen Esqre, College of Surgeons." & "August 7 - To Mr Agassiz with Mr Witham's compliments taken from a Whitby Specimen." |
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 'Lepidotus' |