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Illustrations produced for the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, volume 140

Reference number: PT/75/4

Date: 1849-1850

Description

Plates intended for publication in various papers published in volume 140 of Philosophical Transactions. The plates have been removed from their associated manuscripts. Published plates were engraved by the Basire family.

The plates correspond to the following papers:
'On the pelorosaurus; an undescribed gigantic terrestrial reptile whose remains are associated with those of the iguanodon and other saurians in the strata of Tilgate Forest, in Sussex' by Gideon Algernon Mantell; and
'On the structure of the dental tissues of the order Rodentia' by John Tomes.

Reference number
PT/75/4
Earliest possible date
1849-1850
Physical description
Paintings and drawings on paper
Page extent
25 illustrations
Format
Drawing

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Illustrations produced for the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, volume 140, 1849-1850, PT/75/4, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/pt_75_4/illustrations-produced-for-the-philosophical-transactions-of-the-royal-society-volume-140, accessed on 14 October 2024

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