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Three decapod crustaceans from the Solnhofen limestone quarry from Knorr's Recueil de monumens des catastrophes que le globe terrestre a éssuiées

Finnin, Denis

American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History
New York, NY, United States

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  • Title: Three decapod crustaceans from the Solnhofen limestone quarry from Knorr's Recueil de monumens des catastrophes que le globe terrestre a éssuiées
  • Creator: Finnin, Denis
  • Subject: Rare books, Aquatic invertebrates, Crustacea, Europe, Crabs
  • Specimen Location: American Museum of Natural History Library Rare Book Collection
  • Rights: Information on rights available at the repository
  • Repository: American Museum of Natural History
  • Publisher: American Museum of Natural History Research Library
  • Plate of Figure Number: Tab XIII
  • Original Caption: None
  • Note: Natural Histories: Extraordinary Rare Book Selections from the American Museum of Natural History Library
  • Medium: Engravings
  • Imprint: A Nurenberg : [s.n.], 1768-1778
  • Identifier: b10533151_1
  • Description of Publication: 4 v. illus., pl. (part. col.), port., 42 cm.
  • Department / Discipline: Invertebrate Zoology
  • Date of Publication: 1768-1778
  • Date: 2011
  • Coverage: Solnhofen, Bavaria, Germany
  • Collection Title: Rare Book Collection
  • Collection Name: Rare Book Collection
  • Collection Description: The images of the Rare Book Collection highlight some of the art, illustrations, engravings, maps, and sketches from the over 14,000 rare materials housed at the Library. The Museum Library’s Rare Book Collection includes field diaries and scrapbooks, richly illustrated fragile and uniquely bound materials, limited and/or autographed editions; published and unpublished materials with special Museum association; materials of high monetary value; and rare books relevant to natural history, especially in those fields of interest at the Museum. This image collection commences with all of the artwork showcased in Natural Histories: Extraordinary Rare Book Selections from the American Museum of Natural History Library: Essays & Plates, a book edited by the Library’s Director, published in October, 2012.
  • Call Number: RF-44-E
  • Book Title: Recueil de monumens des catastrophes que le globe terrestre a éssuiées, contenant des pétrifications dessinées,gravées et enluminées d'apres les originaux, commence par feu mr. George Wolfgang Knorr, et continue par ses Heritiers avec l'histoire naturelle de ces corps par mr. Jean Ernest Emanuel Walch
  • Bibliographic Number: <a href="http://libcat1.amnh.org/record=b1053315" target="_blank">b10533151</a>
  • Author: Knorr, Georg Wolfgang, 1705-1761
  • Artist: Knorr, Georg Wolfgang, 1705-1761

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