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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- 614 - LDGSL/614 - Unpublished artwork for Louis Agassiz's 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles'
  - 3 - LDGSL/614/3 - Unpublished artwork for 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' - Folio 3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/614/3/40
Title	Watercolour of Acanus ovalis Agassiz
Date	1831
Date Note	1831 wmk
Level	Item
Extent	1 item
Format	Photograph/drawing/painting/print
Description	Monochrome watercolour of an imperfect specimen [missing head] of the fossil fish Acanus ovalis Agassiz, by Cécilie Braun, 1831. Found in Glarus, from Carlsruhe Museum. Note: marked 'Familia: Percoidei Cuv'.
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Administrative History	Drawn as part of the research for Louis Agassiz's 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1843/1844), despite being in this series the image was published.
Provenance	From a folder marked 'Percidae, Sparidae'.
Access Conditions	Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Language	n/a
Publication Note	Published in Agassiz, J L R. 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1843/1844), Vol 4, Tab 16, fig 1.
ArchNote	Based on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam
CreatorName	AGASSIZ \| Cécilie \| 1809-1848 \| née Braun \| natural history artist and first wife of Louis Agassiz
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/1038	AGASSIZ; Cécilie (1809-1848); née Braun; natural history artist and first wife of Louis Agassiz	1809-1848

Places

Code	PlaceName
NA568	Glarus
NA73	Switzerland

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