Ref NoLDGSL/658
TitlePrint, 'Rarissime ossa fossili di mammiferi...’
Date[1816]
LevelFile
Extent1 print
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionEngraving 'Rarissime Ossa fossili di Mammiferigia possedute dal Cav. Felice Fontana ed'ora esistente in Cefalonia nel Museo Valsamachi’ drawn by Antonio Serantonio for the Museum of Count Demetrio Valsamachi, [1816]. The print shows views of parts of the skull, jaw and femur bones from an elephant which were once in the collection of the Italian physicist Felice Fontana (1730-1805) and now in the Museum of Count Demetrio Valsamachi, Cefalonia, Greece.
CustodialHistoryThe previous catalogue mistakenly recorded the bones as being found in a cave deposit, however this was a mistranslation of 'Cav.' before Felice Fontana's name. 'Cav' is an abbreviation of 'Cavaliere', an italian knighthood.
ProvenancePresented by Valsamachi, 23 September 1816
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageItalian
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray, revised by Caroline Lam
SubjectUngulata
Mammoth
Previous referenceLDGSL 658
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/610VALSAMACHI; Sir; Demetrius (fl 1816-1830s); diplomat and noblemanfl 1816-1830s
DS/UK/1347FONTANA; Felice (1730-1805); physcist1730-1805
Places
CodePlaceName
NA273Aegean Islands
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