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Lyell, Lady Mary, 1808-1873 (née Horner)

 Person

Staff Only

Dates

  • Existence: 1808 - 1873

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Draft manuscript concerning the geology of Madeira with index, June 1856

 Item
Identifier: Coll-203/2/folio(s) 301-460
Scope and Contents

Draft manuscript concerning the geology of Madeira with index. Topics covered include: Size and structure of Madeira, Scoriaeceous formations, Fossil remains of 3 periods which are to be found on Madeira, Lavas, Successive eruptions. June 1856. Folio 399-412 is a notebook of drawings by JB [Joanna Baillie] Horner.

Dates: June 1856
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Notes and Correspondence on the geology of the Madeiran and Canary Islands

Notebook No.260, 27 September 1871 - 7 May 1872

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 9: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/260
Scope and Contents Red leather Notebook starts at Penrith, as Lyell then travels south, via Appleby, Lancaster to Lichfield, to London then Folkestone and into France. He travels with Mary, Hughes, Beovill, and meets with many experts along the way. Most of the notebook is written by Buckley, who orders the narrative by date using the Itinerary – with sections added by Lyell in poor writing, and others – perhaps Mary, as well as local people noting down journey times. Whilst travelling in France, Lyell makes...
Dates: 27 September 1871 - 7 May 1872
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Scientific Notebooks