Ref NoLDGSL/614/1/17
TitleWatercolours of teeth of Petalodus rectus Agassiz and Cochliodus acutus Agassiz
Date[1838-1843]
Date NoteDates of publication of images from the Jones collection. Some drawings in this series watermarked 1842.
LevelItem
Extent1 sheet
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionEleven watercolour studies of teeth of various fossil fish, including Petalodus rectus Agassiz and Cochliodus acutus Agassiz, probably by Joseph Dinkel, [1838-1843]. Found in Carboniferous Limestone, Armagh, from the collection of Captain Theobald Jones. Drawings marked nos.65-78. Drawings '67-68' and '74' have been cut out and may have been published.

Sheet size: 385mm (w) x 234mm (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.
Related MaterialOne drawing is marked 28453 and may therefore may have come from the Museum of Practical Geology.
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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