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Ref No	LDGSL/615/35
Title	Watercolour of Holoptychius nobilissimus Agassiz
Date	1843
Level	Item
Extent	1 drawing
Format	Photograph/drawing/painting/print
Description	Large watercolour of the fossil fish Holoptychius nobilissimus Agassiz, by Joseph Dinkel, London, 1843. Found in Clashbennie, from the collection of the British Museum.
Administrative History	The specimen was found by the Rev James Noble (1800-1848) and sold to the British Museum in 1840.
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' (1844/5), Tab 23
ArchNote	Source: Andrews, S M 'Discovery of Fossil Fish in Scotland up to 1845' (1982). Based on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam
CreatorName	DINKEL \| Joseph Wenceslas Anton \| [1806-1891] \| natural history artist
Subject	Devonian
Previous reference	LDGSL 615

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates
DS/UK/181	DINKEL; Joseph Wenceslas Anton ([1806-1891]); natural history artist	[1806-1891]
DS/UK/44	AGASSIZ; Jean Louis Rudolphe (1807-1873); palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist	1807-1873

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