Part of Collection

Title

Notebook No.126

Creators/Contributors

Rights

Out of Copyright. Free use.

Collection

Papers of Sir Charles Lyell

Production Date

3 December 1845 - 12 December 1845

Shelfmark (Identifier)

Coll-203/A1/126

Catalogue Record

https://archives.collections.ed.ac.uk/repositories/2/archival_objects/180284

Subjects

• Sea Monsters
• Alabama (United States)
• Geology, Stratigraphic Eocene
• New York City (New York, United States)
• Dinosaurs
• Stockbrokers
• Cherokee
• Louisiana (United States)
• Fossils

Description

This notebook contains Charles Lyell’s notes from December 3, 1845 to December 12, 1845 upon leaving Boston and traveling to Philadelphia, with visits in New Haven, Connecticut and New York City, and further enroute to Washington, D.C. The notes are comprised of discussions about politics and religion, supplemented by commentary about social life, in New England and the United States more broadly, plus field notes, observations, and sketches concerned with geology and natural history, including descriptions of regions in anticipation of future field excursions, and further accounts of Sea Serpents and the infamous 'Hydrarchos' exhibit by Koch. A projected itinerary through the end of January 1846 is outlined on p. 90. Notes are in ink and pencil. The index is located in the back of the notebook on pages 113-115, plus seven unnumbered pages, including four pages (one sheet, folded vertically) that have been added into the notebook, evidenced by the red thread tying them in place, at the end.

Language

• English