Part of Collection

Title

Notebook No.114

Creators/Contributors

Rights

Out of Copyright. Free use.

Collection

Papers of Sir Charles Lyell

Production Date

7 October 1843 - January 1844

Shelfmark (Identifier)

Coll-203/A1/114

Catalogue Record

https://archives.collections.ed.ac.uk/repositories/2/archival_objects/180272

Subjects

• Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
• Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
• Nigg (Ross and Cromarty)
• Mammalia
• Geology, Stratigraphic Cretaeceous
• Coal
• Miocene Epoch
• Obsidian
• Pampas
• Falkland Islands
• Anthracite coal
• Schists
• Shale
• Falmouth (Cornwall)
• Blackdown Hills (England)
• Sharks
• Virginia (United States)
• North Carolina United States of America
• United States -- Ohio

Description

This notebook contains Charles Lyell’s notes from his travels through Scotland (started in previous notebook, Number 113) and return to London. On the 14th December he is with Darwin. It is dated October 7, 1843 to January 1844. Notes are in pencil and ink.The notebook index is located in the back of the notebook on pages 113-116. Page 48 lists the ‘state of the M.S. Notebooks and seems to refer to a review – perhaps creating the index? - of the Scientific Notebooks 94 to 96 as well as referring to letters, Diary, and M[ary?]’s journal. A specimen held at the Cockburn Geological Museum has been identified as relating to this trip, reference EUCM.0127.2013 found at Rutheries Bay, Stonehaven.

Language

eng