Part of Collection
University Archives and Manuscripts
Title
Notebook No.186
Creators/Contributors
Rights
Out of Copyright. Free use.
Collection
Papers of Sir Charles Lyell
Production Date
December 1853
Shelfmark (Identifier)
Coll-203/A1/186
Catalogue Record
https://archives.collections.ed.ac.uk/repositories/2/archival_objects/180344
Subjects
- Date palms
- Volcanological Research
- Madeira Islands -- Madeira
- Lava
- Etna, Mount (Italy)
Description
This black notebook contains a record of Charles Lyell’s geological travels around Madeira with Georg Hartung, Charles Bunbury, Mary Horner, and Frances Horner. Military Engineer António Pedro d’Azevedo also accompanied them, whilst on the Island. This notebook starts December 22nd, 1853, in Funchal and the Southwest areas of Madeira. Specific areas of note include Cape Girão, Socorridos, Funchal, Pico de Cruz, Porta Novo, and Arrebentão. This notebook primarily focuses on the geological features and formations Lyell saw across Madeira and includes a vast number of drawings and sketches, primarily concerning basalt columnar, volcanic theory, dikes, and different types of rock. Of note, on page 60, is his drawing of a Phoenix dactylifera (Date Palm). During this notebook, Lyell refers to work from previous geologists on Madeira, the Canaries and volcanoes, such as Philip Barker Webb, Sabin Berthelot and especially Élie de Beaumont and his work on Etna for example Recherches sur la structure et sur l'origine du mont Etna 1836. Lyell also mentions a formation called ‘Loo Rock’ by the British, off the coast of Funchal (also called Pontinha) and considers its relation to lava.
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