| Ref No | LDGSL/858 |
| Title | Proofs of three plates of fossils from ‘Silurian System’ |
| Date | [c.1838] |
| Level | File |
| Extent | 3 sheets |
| Format | Photograph/drawing/painting/print |
| Description | Annotated, lithographic proofs of three plates of fossils by James De Carle Sowerby, published in Roderick Impey MURCHISON's ‘Silurian System’, [c.1838]. The sheets have been annotated by Murchison with comments and corrections. Comprising:
Plate 3 - Shells in the Old Red Sandstone (lowest beds), includes handwritten list of fossils depicted
Plate 24 - Trilobite Asaphus tyrannus
Plate 25 - Trilobites of the Lower Silurian Rocks. Note: lithograph is missing figures 4 & 5. |
| Provenance | Murchison collection |
| Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | Other proofs in Natural History Museum and BGS. |
| Publication Note | Murchison, R I. 'The Silurian System', J Murray, 1839. |
| ArchNote | Description by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam |
| CreatorName | SOWERBY | James De Carle | 1787-1871 | naturalist and artist |
| MURCHISON | Sir | Roderick Impey | 1792-1871 | Baronet | geologist and geographer |
| Subject | Trilobita |
| Previous reference | LDGSL 858 |