Record

RefNoPT/73/13/2
LevelItem
TitlePainting, lower jaw and throat of alligator by Canton
Date[1827]
DescriptionPlate 11, figure 1 showing the under part of the lower jaw and throat of an alligator, indicating the openings of the musk glands. Inscribed with publication and plate details. Signed in ink bottom left 'Canton ad nat: del:'. Royal Society stamp verso. Embossed stamp verso in top right corner reads 'Bristol Paper'. The manuscript for this paper is wanting.

Subject: Zoology

Published in volume 117 of Philosophical Transactions as part of paper titled 'On the structure and use of the submaxillary odoriferous gland in the genus crocodilus' by Thomas Bell.

Read to the Royal Society on 1 March 1827.
Extent1p
FormatWatercolour
PhysicalDescriptionWatercolour on artists' board
Dimensions276x218mm
Digital imagesView item on Science in the Making
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1827.0015
DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1815.0318
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7505Bell; Thomas (1792 - 1880)1792 - 1880
Add to My Items

    Collection highlights

    Browse the records of some of our collections, which cover all branches of science and date from the 12th century onwards. These include the published works of Fellows of the Royal Society, personal papers of eminent scientists, letters and manuscripts sent to the Society or presented at meetings, and administrative records documenting the Society's activities since our foundation in 1660.

    The Royal Society

    The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of
    the world's most eminent scientists and is the
    oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.
    Registered charity number 207043

    Website design ©CalmView



    CONTACT US

    + 44 207 451 2500
    (Lines open Mon-Fri, 9:00-17:00. Excludes bank holidays)

    6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG

    Email Us →

    SUBSCRIBE

    Subscribe to our newsletters to be updated with the
    latest news on innovation, events, articles and reports.

    Subscribe →

    © CalmView