Ref NoLDGSL/614/3/134/m
TitleSketches of spines and bones of ?Hybodus, sting rays and dogfish
Date[1834-1837]
Date NoteDate of Agassiz's arrival in Britain; dates given to other similar drawing. Hybodus named by Agassiz in 1837
LevelItem
Extent1 item
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionInk sketches of 'Doricthyolites' [fin spines of ?Hybodus], plus spikes and bones from sting rays and dogfish found in Lyme Regis, by Henry Thomas de la Beche, [1834-1837]. On the reverse of the sketches are detailed descriptions, in De la Beche's hand, of the specimens he has drawn, referencing the collections of Charlotte Murchison and Elizabeth Philpot.
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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.
LanguageEnglish
ArchNoteBased on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameBECHE | Sir | Henry Thomas De la | 1796-1855 | geologist
AGASSIZ | Jean Louis Rudolphe | 1807-1873 | palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist
Previous referenceLDGSL 614
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/44AGASSIZ; Jean Louis Rudolphe (1807-1873); palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist1807-1873
DS/UK/12BECHE; Sir; Henry Thomas De la (1796-1855); geologist1796-1855
DS/UK/749MURCHISON; Charlotte (1788-1869); née Hugonin; geologist1788-1869
DS/UK/1034PHILPOT; Elizabeth (1779-1857); fossil collector, palaeontologist and artist1779-1857
Places
CodePlaceName
NA2Dorset
NA522Lyme Regis
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