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Ref No	LDGSL/614/1/75a
Title	Watercolours of teeth from Holoptychius rugosus Agassiz
Date	[1834-1835]
Date Note	Collection sent to London in 1834, one drawing of this collection dated 1835
Level	Item
Extent	1 item
Format	Photograph/drawing/painting/print
Description	Watercolour studies of two teeth from the fossil fish Holoptychius rugosus Agassiz, probably by Joseph Dinkel, [1834-1835]. Probably from the collection of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Note: the drawing is captioned 'Saurichthys de Bristol', however Mahala Andrews points out that this is incorrect.
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Administrative History	Collected/drawn as part of the research for Louis Agassiz's 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1843/1844). According to Andrews (1982), Agassiz chose the specimens from the Royal Society of Edinburgh he wished to have drawn by Joseph Dinkel, sent to London in 1834.
Access Conditions	Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
ArchNote	Based on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam
CreatorName	DINKEL \| Joseph Wenceslas Anton \| [1806-1891] \| natural history artist
CreatorName	AGASSIZ \| Jean Louis Rudolphe \| 1807-1873 \| palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist
Subject	Palaeoichthyology
Subject	Palaeontology

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates
DS/UK/44	AGASSIZ; Jean Louis Rudolphe (1807-1873); palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist	1807-1873
DS/UK/181	DINKEL; Joseph Wenceslas Anton ([1806-1891]); natural history artist	[1806-1891]

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