Part of Collection

University Archives and Manuscripts

Title

Notebook No.74

Creators/Contributors

Rights

Out of Copyright. Free use.

Collection

Papers of Sir Charles Lyell

Production Date

March 1839 - May 1839

Shelfmark (Identifier)

Coll-203/A1/74

Catalogue Record

https://archives.collections.ed.ac.uk/repositories/2/archival_objects/180232

Subjects

Shells
Norwich (England)
Suffolk (England)
Norfolk (England)

Description

This red leather notebook focusses on Charles Lyell's study of Norwich shells and crags, with George Sowerby and others. Other than a tour of Cambridge, he seems to be based in London in this notebook. He lists specimens and queries for colleagues including other collectors, such as Captain Alexander, and Mrs. Powers [Madame Jeannette Power, who is noted in the Magazine of Natural history 1839 as having formed a collection of Argonauta in 1838, and publishes in 1839]. From p. 19 and p. 46, Lyell is with G. Sow[erby] listing Crag shells. There are notes on Crag fossils, and on p.57 Lyell discusses reasons for confusion over identification of species. On pp.90-91 are Lyell's notes from his visit to Trimmer's pits, Brentford, Suffolk to examine Crag, 17 April. More lists of Norwich Crag specimens appear from p. 97. On p. 114 is a list of Norfolk shells 'retained', with a list of Touraine shells in 'drawers' from p. 120. The index is on p. 141, inside back cover.