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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- 614 - LDGSL/614 - Unpublished artwork for Louis Agassiz's 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles'
  - 3 - LDGSL/614/3 - Unpublished artwork for 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' - Folio 3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/614/3/73
Title	Watercolour of the skeleton of Clupea megaptera de Blainv.
Date	[1832-1834]
Date Note	Date span Dinkel likely to have drawn from this collection, genus name indicates early drawing
Level	Item
Extent	1 item
Format	Photograph/drawing/painting/print
Description	Watercolour study of the skeleton of an almost complete specimen of the fossil fish Clupea megaptera de Blainv., by Joseph Dinkel, [1832-1834]. Found in Glaris [Glarus], from Wasserkirche à Zurich. Note: marked 'Familia: 'Clupeoidie.'
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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).
Provenance	From a folder marked 'Scomberoides'.
Access Conditions	Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Language	n/a
Publication Note	Not published but species name mentioned in: Agassiz, J L R, 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1843/1844), Vol 5 (ii), p120.
ArchNote	Based on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam
CreatorName	DINKEL \| Joseph Wenceslas Anton \| [1806-1891] \| 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/181	DINKEL; Joseph Wenceslas Anton ([1806-1891]); natural history artist	[1806-1891]

Places

Code	PlaceName
NA568	Glarus
NA73	Switzerland

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