Ref NoLDGSL/893
TitlePrints of trilobites from Dudley, Ctenacanthus, Carboniferous fossils, recent molluscs
Date1827
LevelFile
Extent8 prints
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionEngravings and lithographs of various fossils, such as trilobites, Ctenacanthus Tenuistriatus, Carboniferous fossils, recent molluscs, 1827.

Notably includes two copies of two chalk lithographs from the collection of Joseph Payton of Dudley, including:
'Trilobites found in the Transition Lime-Stone at Dudley. From the collection of Mr Payton at Dudley', by George Scharf, printed by Charles Hullmandel and published by William Phillips, 20 June 1827; 'Trilobites. Commonly called the Dudley Locust. From the collection of Mr Payton at Dudley, by George Scharf, printed by Charles Hullmandel and published by William Phillips, 20 June 1827.
CustodialHistoryNote: the connection to Thomas Taylor Lewis as an indexing term is taken from the legacy catalogue.
ProvenanceMurchison collection
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageEnglish
Publication NoteSee:: Thackray, J. "Separately published prints of fossils in nineteenth century Britain", 'Archives of Natural History', vol 12 (1985), pp175-199.
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray.
CreatorNamePAYTON | Joseph | 1770-1842 | auctioneer, appraiser, carver, gilder, print-seller and fossil dealer
SCHARF | George Johann | 1788-1860 | draughtsman and lithographer
SubjectTrilobita
Chondrichthyes
Previous referenceLDGSL 893
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/417SCHARF; George Johann (1788-1860); draughtsman and lithographer1788-1860
DS/UK/344LEWIS; Thomas Taylor ([c.1800]-1858); geologist[c.1800]-1858
DS/UK/2MURCHISON; Sir; Roderick Impey (1792-1871); Baronet; geologist and geographer1792-1871
DS/UK/757PAYTON; Joseph (1770-1842); auctioneer, appraiser, carver, gilder, print-seller and fossil dealer1770-1842
Places
CodePlaceName
NA119West Midlands
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