Accession No

6183


Brief Description

zoological wall chart depicting the urodela (necturus)


Origin

Department of Zoology; University of Cambridge; UK


Maker

unknown


Class

natural history; physiology; prints


Earliest Date

1900


Latest Date

1930


Inscription Date


Material

paper; cloth (canvas)


Dimensions

740mm; 1049mm


Special Collection


Provenance

Transferred by an individual at the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, on or before 05/06/2006.


Inscription

Urodela (Necturus)


Description Notes

Zoological wall chart depicting the urodela (necturus), one of three orders from the modern class of amphibia. The diagram depicts the bony structure of the skull and is labelled using abbreviations.

The image is hand-painted and in colour.


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:46651

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