Accession No

6210


Brief Description

zoological wall chat depicting cephalopods


Origin

Department of Zoology; University of Cambridge; UK


Maker

unknown


Class

natural history; physiology; prints


Earliest Date

1900


Latest Date

1933


Inscription Date


Material

paper; cloth (canvas)


Dimensions

685mm; 1013mm


Special Collection


Provenance

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


Inscription

Amphitretus pelagicus Taf. 91
Vampyrotenthis infernalis Taf. 90 Cirothauma Murrayi Taf. 92
Chun. Cephalopoda Deutsche
Tiefsee Expedition


Description Notes

Zoological wall chart depicting three types of cephalods.

The wall chart 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:46680

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