Accession No
6187
Brief Description
zoological wall chart depicting the development of the polygordius, from text book of embryology, attributed to W. West, English, c. 1900-1930
Origin
England; Cambridge; Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge
Maker
West, W. [attributed]
Class
natural history; physiology; prints
Earliest Date
1900
Latest Date
1930
Inscription Date
Material
paper; cloth (canvas)
Dimensions
1027mm; 1516mm
Special Collection
Provenance
Transferred by an individual at the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, on or before 05/06/2006.
Inscription
DEVELOPMENT OF POLYGORDIUS
From Text book of Embryology.
MacBride.
W.West
Description Notes
Zoological wall chart depicting the development of the polygordius. Four different anatomical views are presented. In clockwise order, the first diagram depits the trochophore larva from side view. The second is that of P. appendiculatus. The third image is the P. lacteus. The final image is unnamed. Each diagram is labelled using abbreviations. The images are hand drawn 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:46655
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