Ref NoLDGSL/614/3/101
TitleLithograph of ‘Fossil fish in slate from Engi in the Canton Glarus'
Date1829
LevelItem
Extent1 item
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionLithograph 'Fossil Fish in Slate from Engi in the Canton Glarus, in Switzerland, in the Possession of Lord Cole August 1829', by George Scharf, printed by Charles Hullmandel.

The specimen, now at the Natural History Museum, ref: P4123, is the holotype of Palaeorhynchus latum, having been described and figured by Agassiz in his 'Recherches...' (1833-1844), vol 5, pl 32. It is now referred to as Palaeorhynchus glarisianus Blainville.
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Administrative HistoryCollected/drawn as part of the research for Louis Agassiz's 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1843/1844).
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Languagen/a
Related MaterialA watercolour of the specimen is at LDGSL/616/2/40/1
ArchNoteBased on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameSCHARF | George Johann | 1788-1860 | draughtsman and lithographer
AGASSIZ | Jean Louis Rudolphe | 1807-1873 | palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist
SubjectOsteichthyes
Previous referenceLDGSL 614
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/44AGASSIZ; Jean Louis Rudolphe (1807-1873); palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist1807-1873
DS/UK/417SCHARF; George Johann (1788-1860); draughtsman and lithographer1788-1860
DS/UK/186HULLMANDEL; Charles Joseph (1789-1850); lithographer1789-1850
DS/UK/112COLE; William Willoughby (1807-1886); 3rd Earl of ENNISKILLEN; palaeontologist and politician1807-1886
Places
CodePlaceName
NA568Glarus
NA73Switzerland
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