Part of Collection
University Archives and Manuscripts
Title
Notebook No.121
Creators/Contributors
Rights
Out of Copyright. Free use.
Collection
Papers of Sir Charles Lyell
Production Date
14 September 1845 - 25 September 1845
Shelfmark (Identifier)
Coll-203/A1/121
Catalogue Record
https://archives.collections.ed.ac.uk/repositories/2/archival_objects/180279
Subjects
- United States -- Massachusetts
- Boston (Massachusetts, United States)
- New Hampshire (United States)
- Maine (United States)
Description
This notebook contains a record of Charles and Mary Lyell’s visit to the United States of America, from the end of the voyage on RMS Britannia and their arrival in Boston, to the beginning of their travels throughout parts of New England. The Lyells travel from Boston, Massachusetts to Lynn, Salem, Wenham Lake to New Hampshire, Portsmouth and the White Mountains finally to Maine, Kennebeck [sic Kennebec] River, Gardiner and Portland.
The notes are comprised of commentary about politics and religion, in New England and the United States more broadly, as well as field notes and observations, including some sketches, of the natural history of the visited regions. Notes are in ink and pencil. The index is located in the back of the notebook on pages 111, 113-119, and continued on 109, 107.
Language
eng
