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Ref No	LDGSL/614/2/52
Title	Watercolours of the scales of Lepidotus unguiculatus
Date	[1834-1836]
Date Note	Date of Dinkel's arrival in London, date of Lonsdale's departure as curator.
Level	Item
Extent	1 item
Format	Photograph/drawing/painting/print
Description	Watercolour studies of three individual specimens of scales of the fossil fish Lepidotus unguiculatus, probably by Joseph Dinkel, [1834-1836]. Annotated 'Somerset House' and 'Lonsdale', so is likely to be from the collection of the Geological Society at Somerset House. William Lonsdale was curator of the Museum between 1829-1936.
Thumbnail	$a4\108d16-1861-4e6c-a855-d5dda55564c8.jpg$
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 'Lepidotus'
Access Conditions	Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Language	German caption
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
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/39	Museum of the Geological Society of London; 1808-1911	1808-1911

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