Ref NoLDGSL/616/2/10/2
TitleWatercolour of Coccosteus oblongus Agassiz
Date[1840-1844]
Date NoteSpecimens given to Enniskillen in 1840 by Lady Gordon-Cumming; species published in 'Monographie' 1844
LevelItem
Extent1 item
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionWatercolour study of an incomplete specimen of the fossil fish Coccosteus oblongus Agassiz, by Joseph Dinkel, [1840-1844]. Found in the Old Red Sandstone, Lethen Bar, from the collection of William Willoughby Cole, 3rd Earl of Enniskillen.
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Administrative HistoryMarked as 'unpublished' which seems to indicate that it was drawn as part of the research for Louis Agassiz's 'Monographie des Poissons Fossiles du Vieux Grès Rouge' (1844-1845) but not included.
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Languagen/a
ArchNoteSource: Andrews (1982), note 123. Based on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameDINKEL | Joseph Wenceslas Anton | [1806-1891] | natural history artist
SubjectDevonian
Previous referenceLDGSL 616
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/44AGASSIZ; Jean Louis Rudolphe (1807-1873); palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist1807-1873
DS/UK/181DINKEL; Joseph Wenceslas Anton ([1806-1891]); natural history artist[1806-1891]
DS/UK/112COLE; William Willoughby (1807-1886); 3rd Earl of ENNISKILLEN; palaeontologist and politician1807-1886
DS/UK/1144CUMMING; Lady; Eliza Maria Gordon- (1797-1842); née Campbell; fossil collector1797-1842
Places
CodePlaceName
NA567Lethen Bar
NA67Scotland
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