Ref NoLDGSL/679
TitlePrints of fossils from Murchison's 'Silurian System'
Date1839
LevelFile
Extent28 prints
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionOffprints of lithographs and engravings of fossils, by George Scharf and James De Carle Sowerby, taken from Roderick Impey MURCHISON's 'Silurian System', 1839.
ProvenanceFrom a large stock of offprints held at BGS, 1985.
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageEnglish
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray
CreatorNameMURCHISON | Sir | Roderick Impey | 1792-1871 | Baronet | geologist and geographer
SCHARF | George Johann | 1788-1860 | draughtsman and lithographer
SOWERBY | James De Carle | 1787-1871 | naturalist and artist
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/2MURCHISON; Sir; Roderick Impey (1792-1871); Baronet; geologist and geographer1792-1871
DS/UK/104SOWERBY; James De Carle (1787-1871); naturalist and artist1787-1871
DS/UK/417SCHARF; George Johann (1788-1860); draughtsman and lithographer1788-1860
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