Part of Collection

Title

Notebook No.141

Creators/Contributors

Rights

Out of Copyright. Free use.

Collection

Papers of Sir Charles Lyell

Production Date

15 April 1846 - 25 April 1846

Shelfmark (Identifier)

Coll-203/A1/141

Catalogue Record

https://archives.collections.ed.ac.uk/repositories/2/archival_objects/180299

Subjects

• Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (United States)
• Ohio River
• Indians of North America
• Footprints, Fossil
• Eclipses

Description

This notebook contains Charles Lyell's notes from 15 April to 25 April 1846 [the stated end date is inferred from the date recorded in the following notebook], having embarked from Cincinnati, Ohio on April 13th and traveling into Pennsylvania. The Lyells traveled on the steamer Clipper, continuing northward on the Ohio River from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh (arrived on April 16th), and then by carriage across the Alleghenies onto Philadelphia, a return visit destination. The Indian Mound south of Wheeling [The Grave Creek Mound in the Ohio River Valley in West Virginia] was sighted while enroute along the Ohio River. During a stay in Westmoreland County, Lyell examined fossil footprints and other areas of geologic interest with Dr. Alfred King in Greensburg and vicinity. The final part of the journey from Chambersburg to Philadelphia was by railway. The notes are commentary and include politics, morality, children, servants and religion, as well as field notes and observations with numerous sketches. Notes are in ink and pencil. The index is located in the back of the notebook on pages 101-103, plus three unnumbered pages, with four pages of blue paper (one sheet, folded vertically) added into the notebook, evidenced by the red thread tying them in place, at the end.

Language

eng