Ref NoLDGSL/688
TitleLithographs of lecture diagrams depicting gastropods, foraminifera and flint tools
Date1858-1860
LevelFile
Extent9 prints
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionNine large, monochrome lithographic lecture diagrams depicting fossil gastropods, foraminifera and flint tools, produced by Samuel Joseph MACKIE's publication 'The Geologist', 1858-1860, comprising:

Series II - Forms of flints derived from ventriculites; cretaceous fossils (1 sheet)
Series III - Fusus Contrarius; Murux Alveolatus [Crag Fossils] (1 sheet)
Series IV - Generic forms of Foraminifera (6 sheets)
Series VI - Flint instruments &c from the Gravel Drifts... (1 sheet)
Administrative HistoryThe prints were available to purchase from the James Tennant's shop in the Strand at 2s 6d each or 24s per dozen, either on paper or mounted on linen. Series I-IV were issued first, V-VI were issued later.
ProvenanceEight of the sheets, probably II-IV, were presented by Mackie in 1859 [note: may be based on entry in 1860 printed catalogue].
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageEnglish
Related MaterialA full description of each diagram can be found in the advertisement 'Original Diagrams for Lectures' which is bound within the Library's tract series [ref: 500(16)]. The tract has been scanned, and a digital copy is on the server.
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameMACKIE | Samuel Joseph | 1821-1902 | naturalist and editor of 'The Geologist'
SubjectGastropoda
Foraminifera
Palaeoanthropology
TermGeology education
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/621MACKIE; Samuel Joseph (1821-1902); naturalist and editor of 'The Geologist'1821-1902
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