Ref NoLDGSL/683
TitleArtists' reconstructions of extinct creatures
Date1905
LevelFile
Extent8 prints
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionEight monochrome book plate illustrations of reconstructions of extinct creatures taken from Henry R KNIPE's, 'Nebula to Man', 1905. Images, by artists such as Lancelot Speed, Alice B Woodward, Joseph Smit and E P Bicknall comprise: Devonian fish, Diplodocus, Iguanodon, sabre-toothed tiger, Pithecanthropus, Pliocene horses, Megatherium & armadillos, and early Palaeolithic Man.
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CustodialHistoryThe previous catalogue entry described the items as printers proofs but it is unclear where this information derived.
ProvenanceRemoved from William Walter Smithett's scrapbook 1.
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageEnglish
Publication NoteIllustrations from Knipe, H R. 'Nebula to Man', (1905).
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray, revised by Caroline Lam
SubjectPalaeoenvironments
Palaeoanthropology
Previous referenceLDGSL 683
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/850SMITHETT; William Walter (1871-1934); geologist1871-1934
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