Part of Collection

University Archives and Manuscripts

Title

Notebook No.122

Creators/Contributors

Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist)

Rights

Out of Copyright. Free use.

Collection

Papers of Sir Charles Lyell

Production Date

25 September 1845 - 3 October 1845

Shelfmark (Identifier)

Coll-203/A1/122

Catalogue Record

https://archives.collections.ed.ac.uk/repositories/2/archival_objects/180280

Subjects

Kennebec County (Me.)
Kennebec River (Me.)
Hallowell (Me.)
Maine (United States)
New Hampshire (United States)
Mya arenaria
Androscoggin County (Me.)
House martin
Capelin

Description

This notebook contains a record of Charles Lyell’s visit to the United States of America (started in previous notebook, Number 121), continuing his travels throughout parts of New England, including Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire. The notes are comprised of discussions about politics and religion, supplemented by commentary about social life, in New England and the United States more broadly, and field notes and observations, including some sketches, of the natural history of the visited regions. Notes are in ink and pencil. The index is located in the back of the notebook on pages 105, 107, 109, 111, 113-115, plus one unnumbered page at the end.