| Ref No | LDGSL/851 |
| Title | Watercolours of trilobites |
| Date | [1835-1836] |
| Level | File |
| Extent | 5 small sheets |
| Format | Photograph/drawing/painting/print |
| Description | Five sheets of watercolour studies of trilobites attributed to Miss Burgon [S C Burgon?], [1835-1836].
Two drawings were published in Roderick Impey Murchison's 'Silurian System' (1839):
1) Asaphus stokesii, Plate XIV, figure 6.
2) Paradoxides quadrimucronatus, Plate XIV, figure 10. [Note: the paper and drawing style is different to the rest, bearing similarities to that of Joseph Dinkel] |
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| Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
| Language | English |
| Publication Note | Murchison, R I. 'The Silurian System', J Murray, 1839. |
| ArchNote | Description by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam |
| CreatorName | BURGON | S C | 1800-1836 | scientific illustrator |
| Subject | Trilobita |