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Description: | Medal commemorating L.J.R. Agassiz, explorer and zoologist. Obverse: Head of the explorer (right). Inscription (left) (vertical): 'AGASSIZ.' Reverse: Within a wreath of laurel tied with a bow a Roman lamp above, crossed torches below; inscription between them and below. Legend: 'TERRA MARIQUE DUCTOR INDAGATIONE NATURAE'. Crossed leaf-sprays. Inscription 'NA 1807. OB 1873.' In 1865 Agassiz with the assistance of the Emperor of Brazil explored the Amazon.
caption: Medal commemorating L.J.R. Agassiz, explorer and zoologist; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating L.J.R. Agassiz, explorer and zoologist; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals W. Barber Agassiz Jean Louis Rodolphe | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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