Ref No | LDGSL/680 |
Title | Engravings of fossils taken from the 'Edinburgh Encyclopaedia' |
Date | 1830 |
Level | File |
Extent | 3 prints |
Format | Photograph/drawing/painting/print |
Description | Three plates of fossils of 'Organic Remains', engraved J Moffat for the 'Edinburgh Encyclopaedia', which was edited by David BREWSTER, 1830. Includes images of: Megatherium skeleton; human skeleton from Guadaloupe; Ornithocephalus skeleton; fossil echinoderms; shells; crinoid; ferns. |
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Provenance | Found in folder with John MacCulloch's Dunkeld lithographs, therefore may relate to articles MacCulloch wrote for the Encyclopaedia. |
Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
Language | English |
ArchNote | Description by John Thackray |
Subject | Fossils |
Previous reference | LDGSL 680 |