Ref NoLDGSL/616/2/66/2
TitleWatercolour of the skeleton of Acanthoderma spinosum Agassiz
Date[1834-1842]
Date NoteDinkel's arrival in Britain; date of publication
LevelItem
Extent1 item
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionWatercolour of the skeleton of the fossil fish Acanthoderma spinosum Agassiz, by Joseph Dinkel, [1834-1842]. From the Schistes de Glaris [Glarus], in the collection of William Willoughby Cole, 3rd Earl of Enniskillen. Annotated "Engi schist, Eocene."
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CustodialHistoryThe torn edges of the drawing would indicate that it was previously mounted elsewhere, and is therefore probably one of the drawings requested to be removed from the main collection (LDGSL/613/4) by Enniskillen in 1849 (see Council Minutes, 2 May 1849).
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageEnglish
Publication NotePublished in Agassiz, J L R. 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1843/1844), Vol 2, Tab 75, fig 4. Livraison issued 1842.
ArchNoteBased on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameDINKEL | Joseph Wenceslas Anton | [1806-1891] | natural history artist
Previous referenceLDGSL 616
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
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/44AGASSIZ; Jean Louis Rudolphe (1807-1873); palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist1807-1873
Places
CodePlaceName
NA568Glarus
NA73Switzerland
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