Ref NoLDGSL/614/1/13
TitleWatercolours of the fin spines of Onchus falcatus; Physonemus subteres; Onchus plicatus; Ctenacanthus heterogyrus; Ctenacanthus crenulatus Agassiz; Onchus rectus; Leptacanthus plicatus; Cricanthus
Date[1838-1843]
Date NoteWatermark and date of publication of other images from the Jones collection.
LevelItem
Extent1 sheet
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionEight watercolour and pencil studies of the fin spines of the fossil fish Onchus falcatus, Physonemus subteres, Onchus plicatus, Ctenacanthus heterogyrus, Ctenacanthus crenulatus Agassiz, Onchus rectus, Leptacanthus ?plicatus and ?Cricanthus, probably by Joseph Dinkel, [1838-1843]. Found in Carboniferous Limestone, Armagh, from the collection of Captain Theobald Jones. Drawings marked nos 46-53.

Sheet size: 380mm (w) x 242mm (h).
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Administrative HistoryCollected/drawn as part of the research for Louis Agassiz's 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1843/1844).
CustodialHistoryFrom an envelope marked "Jones Collection. Carb. Limestone, Armagh and Rankine & Carluke Comm. Coal Measures Scotland."
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
ArchNoteBased on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameDINKEL | Joseph Wenceslas Anton | [1806-1891] | natural history artist
SubjectCarboniferous
Palaeoichthyology
Palaeontology
Lower Carboniferous
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/44AGASSIZ; Jean Louis Rudolphe (1807-1873); palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist1807-1873
DS/UK/1102JONES; Theobald (1790-1868); Admiral; Naval officer and geological collector1790-1868
DS/UK/181DINKEL; Joseph Wenceslas Anton ([1806-1891]); natural history artist[1806-1891]
Places
CodePlaceName
NA480County Armagh
NA87Northern Ireland
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