Hartung, Georg, 1821 - 1891 (German geologist)

Scope and Contents This series contains the information gathered by Sir Charles Lyell on a visit to Madeira and the Canary Islands, accompanied by Mary Lyell, and Charles and Frances Bunbury, and their servants, in the winter of 1853 until the spring of 1854. Lyell met up with, and worked intensively alongside Georg Hartung. They studied the volcanic and geological features of the island including fossils and shells. There is a detailed 'Index to the Notebooks on Geology of Madeira' in the series of...