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LDGSL - LDGSL - Deposited papers series
- 614 - LDGSL/614 - Unpublished artwork for Louis Agassiz's 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles'
  - 3 - LDGSL/614/3 - Unpublished artwork for 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' - Folio 3

Ref No	LDGSL/614/3/114b
Title	Drawing of Osteolepis major
Date	[1840-1842]
Date Note	Date, according to Andrews (1982), when Gordon Cumming sent drawings to Agassiz, died in 1842.
Level	Item
Extent	1 item
Format	Photograph/drawing/painting/print
Description	Ink drawing of a specimen of the fossil fish Osteolepis major, probably by Lady Eliza Maria Gordon Cumming, [1840-1842]. Caption (in French): "Communique par Lady Gordon Cumming".
Thumbnail	$5e\d84135-7194-404a-8156-ae672a755476.jpg$
Administrative History	Collected/drawn as part of the research for Louis Agassiz's 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1843/1844).
Access Conditions	Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Language	French caption.
ArchNote	Source: Andrews, S M, 'The discovery of fossil fishes up to 1845', Royal Scottish Museum, (1982). Based on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam
CreatorName	CUMMING \| Lady \| Eliza Maria Gordon- \| 1797-1842 \| née Campbell \| fossil collector
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/1144	CUMMING; Lady; Eliza Maria Gordon- (1797-1842); née Campbell; fossil collector	1797-1842

Places

Code	PlaceName
NA177	Moray

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