Part of Collection

University Archives and Manuscripts

Title

Notebook No.135

Creators/Contributors

Rights

Out of Copyright. Free use.

Collection

Papers of Sir Charles Lyell

Production Date

1 March 1846 - 6 March 1846

Shelfmark (Identifier)

Coll-203/A1/135

Catalogue Record

https://archives.collections.ed.ac.uk/repositories/2/archival_objects/180293

Subjects

Mississippi River (United States)
Choctaw Indians

Description

This notebook contains Charles Lyell's notes from his travels on the Mississippi River, through Louisiana and New Orleans over a period of 6 days in March 1846. This notebook covers geology and ecology along the Mississippi River, Balize swamp and Pontchartrain estuary around New Orleans, Louisianna. Lyell also takes notes on Creole culture, race relations and politics in this region. Far few people are mentioned, and the notes are mostly observational, and with references to old sources. Notes are primarily in pencil and include daily journal entries. The index is located at the back of the notebook, is primarily in ink and is in the hand of Mary Horner Lyell.