Part of Collection
University Archives and Manuscripts
Title
Notebook No.124
Creators/Contributors
Collection
Papers of Sir Charles Lyell
Production Date
12 October 1845 - 3 November 1845
Shelfmark (Identifier)
Coll-203/A1/124
Catalogue Record
https://archives.collections.ed.ac.uk/repositories/2/archival_objects/180282
Subjects
- New Hampshire (United States)
- Merrimack River New Hampshire United States of America North America
- Boston (Massachusetts, United States)
- Cambridge (Massachusetts, United States)
- Sea Monsters
- Missourium
- Sable Island (N.S.)
Description
This notebook contains a record of Charles Lyell’s visit to the United States of America (started in notebook, Number 121) continuing his travels throughout parts of New England, including Massachusetts with notable site visits in and around Boston and New Hampshire. It is dated from October 12 to November 3, 1845. For the last two thirds of this notebook (and the entirety of the next one, notebook 125) Lyell is centred in Boston for the presentation of his Lowell Lectures, embarking on numerous (possibly daily) excursions to various sites around Boston including Plymouth and Plymouth Beach, and, Mount Auburn Cemetery. The field observations and sketches are supplemented by notes on politics, religion and social life in New England (and the United States more broadly), including discussion of Sea Serpents and Koch's 'Missourium' exhibit. Notes are in ink and pencil. The index is located in the back of the notebook on pages 113-121, plus one unnumbered page opposite page 1.
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