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Record
LDGSL - LDGSL - Deposited papers series
Ref No
LDGSL/581
Title
Lithographs of a crinoid and the cow tree drawn on English lias, using fossil sepia
Date
[1838]
Level
File
Extent
4 prints
Format
Photograph/drawing/painting/print
Description
John MURRAY, four lithographs of a crinoid [Pentacrinites Briareus] and the cow tree [Palo de Vaca], drawn on English lias using fossil sepia, [1838]. Two have been printed on paper made from Musa textilis. Printed by T H Skelton from drawings by Napper and Sir R K Porter.
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Administrative History
The prints were sent by Murray to Newcastle for exhibition at the British Association in September 1838, after which they were presented to the Society.
Provenance
Presented to the Society by John Murray, 24 October 1838, see GSL/L/R/4/9 & 13.
Access Conditions
Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Language
English
Publication Note
Pentacrinites print often published in Murray, John. 'Portrait of Geology', London: Relfe and Fletcher, (1838) but absent from the Society's copy.
ArchNote
Source: Thackray, J. "Separately published prints of fossils in nineteenth century Britain", 'Archives of Natural History', vol 12 (1985), pp175-199. Description by John Thackray.
CreatorName
MURRAY | John [1786]-1851 | writer on science and public lecturer
Subject
Crinozoa
Cephalopoda
Fossil sepia
Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates
DS/UK/575
MURRAY; John ([1786]-1851 |); writer on science and public lecturer
[1786]-1851 |
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