Hartung, Georg, 1821 - 1891 (German geologist)

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Illustrations by Hartung relating to a paper read by Sir Charles Lyell March 22 1854 to the Geology Society including a section of Cape Girain [sic Girão], Volcanic Cone, and the coast of Madeira, 1854.

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Geological cross section of Grand Canary from Maspalomas in the North to Banaderos Bay in the south showing rock types. The length of the land depicted in the cross section is 26 geographical miles and the greatest height is 6400 feet, 1855.

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Watercolour geological cross section of the Island of Madeira from Funchal to [Paco] Girao showing the Caldera and other geological features, 1850s. Unsigned, may be Hartung.

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Original packaging noted as 'Illustrations Manual Madeira & Canary Islands'. Geological cross sections, possibly some by Hartung? 1850s.

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...