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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- 614 - LDGSL/614 - Unpublished artwork for Louis Agassiz's 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles'
  - 3 - LDGSL/614/3 - Unpublished artwork for 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' - Folio 3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/614/3/15a
Title	Sketch of the skeleton of Microdon analis Agassiz
Date	[1831]
Date Note	1828 wmk. Date of other drawings from this numbered batch.
Level	Item
Extent	1 item
Format	Photograph/drawing/painting/print
Description	Rough, watercolour sketch of a nearly complete skeleton of the fossil fish Microdon analis Agassiz, by Charles Weber, [1831]. Found in Solnhofen, from Munich Museum. Note: captioned 'Familia Scomberoidei. Tribus: Pyncodontes Agassiz'. Also Weber's signature also states 'del 33' but this appears to be a running count of drawings made rather than a date.
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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).
CustodialHistory	From a folder marked 'Microdon non-lithographies'
Access Conditions	Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Language	German annotations.
ArchNote	Based on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam
CreatorName	WEBER \| Joseph Charles \| 1801-1875 \| 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/1033	WEBER; Joseph Charles (1801-1875); natural history artist	1801-1875

Places

Code	PlaceName
NA519	Solnhofen
NA534	Bavaria
NA74	Germany

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