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Ref No	LDGSL/613/2/24/1
Title	Watercolour of Palaeoniscus longissimus Agassiz
Date	[1835-1836]
Date Note	Wmk 1831; artist known to be in London in 1835, date of publication
Level	Item
Extent	1 item
Format	Photograph/drawing/painting/print
Description	Watercolour of the fossil fish Palaeoniscus longissimus Agassiz, from Magnesian Limestone, by Charles Weber, [1835-1836]. According to Agassiz's published text, the specimen was from the collection of Henry Thomas Maire Witham (1779-1844).
Thumbnail	$2a\a91190-320b-4a84-89ed-4b3e4298339f.jpg$
Access Conditions	Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Related Material	Original specimen now in the Egerton collection, Natural History Museum, ref: P 1023.
Publication Note	Published in Agassiz, J L R. 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1843/1844), Vol 2, Tab 10c, fig 4. Livraison issued 1836.
ArchNote	Based on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam
CreatorName	WEBER \| Joseph Charles \| 1801-1875 \| natural history artist
Subject	Permian

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates
DS/UK/1033	WEBER; Joseph Charles (1801-1875); natural history artist	1801-1875
DS/UK/44	AGASSIZ; Jean Louis Rudolphe (1807-1873); palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist	1807-1873

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