Horsfield, Thomas, 1773-1859 (American physician and naturalist)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 12 May 1775 - 24 July 1859
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letters from Horsfield, Thomas to Charles Lyell, 7 February 1839 - 3 July 1854
File — Box Box 1.7: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/137
Scope and Contents
The correspondence between Horsfield and Lyell is mainly concerned with geological activity in Indonesia, volcanoes, and lava. Lyell or his team, have summarised the letters, either on the envelope, or on the letter itself - usually in the space allocated to the address. Where there is a summary, it has been transcribed here.
Dr. Horsfield on Eruption of Galongoon [Galunggung] in Java, 1822 9 Feb[ruary]...
Dates:
7 February 1839 - 3 July 1854
Notebook No.197, April 1854 - August 1854
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 7: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/197
Scope and Contents
This black notebook covers the months between April and August 1854, recording Charles Lyell's final travel in Madeira and the Canary Islands, includes his voyage home and ends in London. Some of the key locations this notebook discusses are Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Madeira, Baranco de Santos, and Pico De Cruz. The beginning of this notebook includes sketches and notes on the geological formations of Madeira and Tenerife including dikes, alluvium, basalt, tuff, columnar lava and breccia. Whilst...
Dates:
April 1854 - August 1854