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LDGSL - LDGSL - Deposited papers series
- 615 - LDGSL/615 - Artwork for Louis Agassiz's 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' & 'Monographie des Poissons Fossiles du Vieux Grès Rouge'
  - 3 - LDGSL/615/3 - 'Monographie des Poissons Fossiles du Vieux Grès Rouge': folio 4, sheet 3

Ref No	LDGSL/615/3/3
Title	Watercolour of the breast plate of Pterygotus anglicus Agassiz
Date	[1840-1844]
Date Note	Specimen likely found in the summer of 1840; publication date
Level	Item
Extent	1 drawing
Format	Photograph/drawing/painting/print
Description	Watercolour of the breast plate of the tail of the eurypterid Pterygotus anglicus Agassiz,probably by Joseph Dinkel, [1840-1844]. Found in Balruddery, Angus, in the collection of Robert Webster.
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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, 'Monographie des Poissons Fossiles du Vieux Grès Rouge' (1844), Tab A
ArchNote	Based on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam. Source: Andrews, S M, 'The discovery of fossil fishes in Scotland up to 1845: with checklists of Agassiz's figured specimens', Edinburgh: Royal Scottish Museum (1982).
CreatorName	DINKEL \| Joseph Wenceslas Anton \| [1806-1891] \| natural history artist
Subject	Eurypterida
Subject	Devonian

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates
DS/UK/181	DINKEL; Joseph Wenceslas Anton ([1806-1891]); natural history artist	[1806-1891]
DS/UK/2289	WEBSTER; Robert (1802-1881); land owner and fossil collector	1802-1881
DS/UK/44	AGASSIZ; Jean Louis Rudolphe (1807-1873); palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist	1807-1873

Places

Code	PlaceName
NA603	Angus
NA67	Scotland

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