Ref NoLDGSL/614/1/70a
TitleWatercolour of [Megalichthys maxillaris]
Date[1834-1844]
Date NoteEarliest date of other drawings of this species, Dinkel arrives in Britain in 1834; date of final livraison.
LevelItem
Extent1 item
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionThree watercolour studies of fragments from the fossil fish [Megalichthys maxillaris], possibly by Joseph Dinkel, [1834-1844]. 'From stone from the coal formation of Coalbrook Dale, Salop'. From the collection of William Anstice Esq of Madeley [Wood].

Note: fish identification given by Mahala Andrews in 1979.
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Administrative HistoryCollected/drawn as part of the research for Louis Agassiz's 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1843/1844).
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Languagen/a
ArchNoteBased on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameDINKEL | Joseph Wenceslas Anton | [1806-1891] | natural history artist
AGASSIZ | Jean Louis Rudolphe | 1807-1873 | palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist
SubjectPalaeoichthyology
Palaeontology
Upper Carboniferous
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/44AGASSIZ; Jean Louis Rudolphe (1807-1873); palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist1807-1873
DS/UK/181DINKEL; Joseph Wenceslas Anton ([1806-1891]); natural history artist[1806-1891]
DS/UK/1106ANSTICE; William (1781-1850); ironmaster and geological collector1781-1850
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