Ref NoLDGSL/613/2/24/2
TitleWatercolour of Palaeoniscus glaphyrus Agassiz & Palaeoniscus macrocephalus Agassiz
Date[1835]
Date NoteArtist known to be in London in 1835.
LevelItem
Extent1 item
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionWatercolour and ink wash drawings, with scale structure detail, of the fossil fish Palaeoniscus glaphyrus Agassiz & Palaeoniscus macrocephalus Agassiz, by Charles Weber, [1835].

According to Agassiz's published text, the original of Palaeoniscus glaphyrus was from the Magnesian limestone and was in the collection of the Museum of York [communicated by John Phillips, so perhaps the Museum of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society].
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Publication NotePublished in Agassiz, J L R. 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1843/1844), Vol 2, Tab 10c, fig 1-3. Livraison issued 1836.
ArchNoteBased on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameWEBER | Joseph Charles | 1801-1875 | natural history artist
SubjectPermian
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/1033WEBER; Joseph Charles (1801-1875); natural history artist1801-1875
DS/UK/44AGASSIZ; Jean Louis Rudolphe (1807-1873); palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist1807-1873
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