| Reference number | PT/74/4/4 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Drawings, sections of brains of opossum, goose, kangaroo, and donkey by [Richard Owen] |
| Date | [1836] |
| Description | Plate 7, figures 1-5 showing anatomical studies of cross-sections of the brains of an opossum [Didelphis virginiana; Virginia opossum], a goose, a kangaroo [Macropus giganteus; eastern grey kangaroo], and a donkey under dissection. Figures drawn separately and pasted onto a single backing sheet. Inscribed with captions, publication, and plate details. Not signed. The manuscript for this paper is wanting.
Subject: Zoology / Anatomy
Published in Philosophical Transactions as part of paper titled 'On the structure of the brain in marsupial animals' by Richard Owen.
Received by the Royal Society on 31 October 1836. Read 26 January 1837. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Drawing |
| Physical description | Graphite on paper; mounted on paper |
| Dimensions | 298x224mm |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1837.0010 |
| DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1830.0279 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8083 | Owen; Sir; Richard (1804 - 1892); comparative anatomist and palaeontologist | 1804 - 1892 |