In the Oval Room, fossil and drawing belong together

Sources

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The Oval Room – Teylers Museum
Teyler, Viervant 1779–1784, art and science in one room
Science collection – Teylers Museum
Instruments, fossils, Van Marum as research institute

Images and captions

**The Oval Room in Teylers Museum, Haarlem.**
Hnapel · CC BY-SA 4.0. Own work
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**Leendert Viervant, design for the Oval Room of Teylers Museum.**
Leendert Viervant · Public domain. https://www.geschiedenislokaal023.nl/bronnen/ovale-zaal/
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Current situation

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