Ref NoLDGSL/614/2/51
TitleWatercolour of Lepidotus subserratus
Date1840
LevelItem
Extent1 item
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionWatercolour of an almost complete specimen of the fossil fish Lepidotus subserratus, by J H Salvin, 1840. Found in Whitby, from the collection of the Henry Thomas Maire Witham.

Note: the back of the drawing has the following annotation in two different hands, "Richard Owen Esqre, College of Surgeons." & "August 7 - To Mr Agassiz with Mr Witham's compliments taken from a Whitby Specimen."
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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 a folder marked 'Lepidotus'
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
CreatorNameSALVIN | J H | fl 1840 | artist
AGASSIZ | Jean Louis Rudolphe | 1807-1873 | palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/44AGASSIZ; Jean Louis Rudolphe (1807-1873); palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist1807-1873
DS/UK/1036WITHAM; Henry Thomas Maire (1779-1844); palaeobotanist1779-1844
DS/UK/1119SALVIN; J H (fl 1840); artistfl 1840
DS/UK/25OWEN; Sir; Richard (1804-1892); comparative anatomist and palaeontologist1804-1892
Places
CodePlaceName
NA84Whitby
NA134Yorkshire
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