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Ref No	LDGSL/614/3/21
Title	Watercolour of the skeleton of Microdon radiatus
Date	1840
Date Note	1839 wmk
Level	Item
Extent	1 item
Format	Photograph/drawing/painting/print
Description	Watercolour study of an almost complete skeleton (missing ventral and anal fins) of the fossil fish Microdon radiatus, by Joseph Dinkel, 1840. From the collection of the Royal College of Surgeons. Note: marked '23.
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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'. Genus now Proscinetes.
Access Conditions	Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Language	German annotation
ArchNote	Based on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam. Modern taxonomy provided by Martin Ebert (2021)
CreatorName	DINKEL \| Joseph Wenceslas Anton \| [1806-1891] \| natural history artist
CreatorName	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/181	DINKEL; Joseph Wenceslas Anton ([1806-1891]); natural history artist	[1806-1891]

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