Part of Collection
University Archives and Manuscripts
Title
Notebook No.20
Creators/Contributors
Rights
Out of Copyright. Free use.
Collection
Papers of Sir Charles Lyell
Production Date
6 December 1828 - 22 December 1828
Shelfmark (Identifier)
Coll-203/A1/20
Catalogue Record
https://archives.collections.ed.ac.uk/repositories/2/archival_objects/180178
Subjects
- Catania (Italy)
- Sicily (Italy)
- Etna, Mount (Italy)
- Pantalica (Extinct city)
Description
This notebook with green and pink marbled covers covers Lyell's journey from Nicolosi to Piazza. It contains notes in faint pencil and some ink on the stratification of southern Sicily; 'Duration of species'; and 'Extinction of species'. The front plate reads, "No 7, Sicily 1828, Nicolosi Dec 6th to Piazza Dec 22nd".
Language
eng