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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- 614 - LDGSL/614 - Unpublished artwork for Louis Agassiz's 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles'
  - 3 - LDGSL/614/3 - Unpublished artwork for 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' - Folio 3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/614/3/80
Title	Watercolour of the skeleton of Gasteracanthus rhomboidalis Agassiz
Date	[1831-1834]
Date Note	Based on activity of artist, and date of marriage.
Level	Item
Extent	1 item
Format	Photograph/drawing/painting/print
Description	Watercolour of the skeleton of an almost complete specimen of the fossil fish Gasteracanthus rhomboidalis Agassiz , by Cécilie Braun, [1831-1834]. Found in Monte Bolca, from the Carlsruhe Museum. Note: species of fish annotated later in pencil 'Gasteronemus rhombeus Agassiz', also references synonym Zeus rhombeus de Blainv.
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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.
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
NA537	Monte Bolca
NA258	Italy

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