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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614 - LDGSL/614 - Unpublished artwork for Louis Agassiz's 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles'
3 - LDGSL/614/3 - Unpublished artwork for 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' - Folio 3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/614/3/126
Title
Watercolour of the skeleton of an unidentified fossil fish
Date
1841
Date Note
1834 wmk
Level
Item
Extent
1 item
Format
Photograph/drawing/painting/print
Description
Watercolour and pencil study of the skeleton of an almost complete specimen of an unidentified fossil fish, by Jacques Bourkhardt, 1841. From the collection of Wilhelm Philipp Schimper, Mulhouse.
The specimen may be that referred to by Agassiz in his introduction to the collections he used for his 'Recherches', which he states was a new species found in the department of Haut-Rhin.
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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).
Access Conditions
Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Language
n/a
ArchNote
Based on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam
CreatorName
BOURKHARDT | Jacques | [1808]-1867 | natural history artist
AGASSIZ | Jean Louis Rudolphe | 1807-1873 | palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist
Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates
DS/UK/44
AGASSIZ; Jean Louis Rudolphe (1807-1873); palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist
1807-1873
DS/UK/1035
BOURKHARDT; Jacques ([1808]-1867); natural history artist
[1808]-1867
DS/UK/1145
SCHIMPER; Wilhelm Philipp (1808-1880); naturalist and botanist
1808-1880
Places
Code
PlaceName
NA600
Grand Est
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