Part of Collection

Title

Notebook No.118

Creators/Contributors

Rights

Out of Copyright. Free use.

Collection

Papers of Sir Charles Lyell

Production Date

19 September 1844 - 30 April 1845

Shelfmark (Identifier)

Coll-203/A1/118

Catalogue Record

https://archives.collections.ed.ac.uk/repositories/2/archival_objects/180276

Subjects

• Canada -- Nova Scotia
• Huron, Lake (Michigan, United States and Ontario, Canada)
• Mine Safety
• Suffrage
• Human rights
• Footprints, Fossil
• Population studies
• Falkland Islands
• Fossil shells
• University of Oxford

Description

This notebook contains Charles Lyell’s notes from September 19, 1844 to April 30, 1845 while in London. The index is located in the back of the notebook on pages 113-114. Notes are in pencil and ink – and there are several different hands writing in this notebook including Mary Lyell. The Notebook starts with a continuation of the work relating to the Haswell Pit Disaster. There are many notes relating to the United States and Lyell's manuscript for his book 'Travels in North America, Canada, and Nova Scotia, with geological observations' Pages numbered 91-100 and 103-112 are missing - and appear to have been cut out, both sections and whole pages. These sections may form part of Lyell's editorial process, and may exist within that series of records. Sopwith’s name is recorded on page 12.

Language

eng