Record

Reference numberPP/6/27/2
Previous numbersPP/38/26
LevelItem
TitleFigures, 'Figure of Cymbulia peronii (Indian Ocean) drawn from nature' by John D [Denis] Macdonald
Date1885
DescriptionA detailed ink drawing of the anatomy of the Cymbulia peronii. Note reads 'The lines are too heavily drawn, with common ink but can be more delicately given in an engraving'. Accompanied by two engraved prints of the figure, the second print with pencil annotations.

Subject: Zoology / Malacology

The print was published in volume 38 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society alongside the paper 'On the general characters of the genus Cymbulia'.
Extent3p
FormatDrawing
Print
Physical descriptionInk and graphite pencil on paper
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Access statusOpen
Related materialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1884.0095
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA3682Macdonald; Sir; John Denis (1826 - 1908)1826 - 1908
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