Ref NoLDGSL/614/3/163
TitleSketches from the collection of Gérard Paul Deshayes
Date[1832-1844]
Date NoteDate of Agassiz in Paris; final livraison
LevelItem
Extent1 item
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionPencil sketches of teeth, spines, vertebrae and scales from the collection of Gérard Paul Deshayes, by unknown artist, [1832-1844]. Many are captioned in French, but not in Deshayes' hand, nor is any genus or species indicated, but the selection includes teeth from sharks and Ptychodus.
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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.
LanguageFrench
ArchNoteBased on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam
Previous referenceLDGSL 614
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/44AGASSIZ; Jean Louis Rudolphe (1807-1873); palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist1807-1873
DS/UK/289DESHAYES; Gérard Paul (1795-1875); geologist and conchologist1795-1875
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