Accession No

6109


Brief Description

zoological wallchart depicting skull of Uromastix from two viewpoints


Origin

Department of Zoology; University of Cambridge; UK


Maker

unknown


Class

natural history; physiology; prints


Earliest Date

1920


Latest Date

1930


Inscription Date


Material

paper; cloth (canvas)


Dimensions

1380mm; 870mm


Special Collection


Provenance

Transferred via a private individual at the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, on or before 05/06/2006.


Inscription


Description Notes

Zoological wallchart depicting the skull of Uromastix, a genus of lizard.

The skull is drawn from two perspectives, one diagram showing the skull from above, one from below. Anatomical features are labeled.

The wallchart has the Zoology depatment number 56 written on the back.

This diagram has a catalogue card (with image) associated with it, stored in the zoological teaching diagram cabinet.


References


Events

Description
This diagrams is part of a collection of around 100 zoological illustrations which were donated from the Department of Zoology in 2006. The diagrams were used for teaching, and were hand drawn. All of the diagrams are very large, so that in lectures all the students could easily see them.

[Label written by Rosanna Evans, year 10 work experience student]

Created by: Rosanna Evans, year 10 work experience student


FM:46579

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