Blackadder, William, 1782-1860 (Surveyor, Architect from Glamis, Forfarshire)
Person
Dates
- Existence: c1782 - 20 October 1860
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Notebook No.63, August 1836- April 1837
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 3: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/63
Lyell's Own Index
This black leather notebook contains Lyell's notes on current scholarship from other well-known natural history colleagues, including Darwin, Deshayes, Blackadder, Owen, and more. Notes are made in pencil and ink with some sketches. The index is pasted to the back cover, and the front cover is blank. This notebook has a reference in the index on page 56, to 'Darwin St Helena Shells' which links to a specimen held by the Cockburn Geological Museum reference EUCM.0180.2013....
Dates:
August 1836- April 1837
Notebook No.240, 11 August 1859-13 September 1859
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 8: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/240
Scope and Contents
This green leather bound notebook documents Lyell's travel in Le Puy - Paris - London - Scotland. Page p.69 includes an original black and white photograph of a fossil man, discovered in le Puy, and which Lyell was involved in its verification. The photograph is thought to be the earliest photograph taken of this specimen. Lyell's Own Index Le Puy- Aug[ust] 11 1859 Index
Aug[ust] 11
p. 7 Le Puy. Lava of so called Rome...
Dates:
11 August 1859-13 September 1859
Additional filters:
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- Archaeology 1
- Arran, North Ayrshire, Scotland 1
- Ascension and Tristan da Cunha -- St Helena -- Tristan da Cunha 1
- Carlisle 1
- Cephalopoda 1
- Chalk 1
- City of London (England) 1
- Diluvium 1
- Elephant bones 1
- England -- Stafford 1
- England -- Warwickshire -- Rugby 1
- Fossil shells 1
- Fossils 1
- France -- Dieppe 1
- Gravel 1
- Human Evolution 1
- Loess 1
- Loire River Valley (France) 1
- Mastodon 1
- Photography 1
- Preston, Lancashire, England 1
- Puy-de-Dôme (France : Department) 1
- Rhinoceroses 1
- Scotland -- Moffat 1
- Shells 1
- Skeletons 1
- Skull 1
- Stirling, Scotland 1
- Zoological museums 1 + ∧ less
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