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RefNoPT/73/7/14
LevelItem
TitlePainting, fossilised ribs, sternum, and vertebrae of the proteo-saurus [ichthyosaur] by H T [Henry Thomas] de la Beche
Date1819
DescriptionPlate 14 showing the fossilised ribs, sternum, and vertebrae of the ichthyosaur. This fossil was owned by Henry de la Beche and probably discovered by Mary Anning. The work is inscribed with publication and plate details. Signed lower left 'H. T. De la Beche. 1819.' Royal Society stamp verso.

Subject: Palaeontology

Published in Philosophical Transactions as part of paper titled 'An account of the fossil skeleton of the Proteo-saurus' by Everard Home.

Read to the Royal Society on 4 March 1819.
Extent1p
FormatPainting
PhysicalDescriptionInk wash and pencil on paper
Dimensions291x234mm
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1819.0015
RelatedRecordPT/13/15
URLDescriptionDigital version available on The Royal Society Picture Library
URLhttps://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-8675
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA3398Beche; Sir; Henry Thomas de la (1796 - 1855)1796 - 1855
NA4668Home; Sir; Everard (1756 - 1832); surgeon1756 - 1832
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