Blackadder, William, 1782-1860 (Surveyor, Architect from Glamis, Forfarshire)
Person
Dates
- Existence: c1782 - 20 October 1860
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Notebook No.105, 27 September 1842 - 10 December 1842
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 4: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/105
Scope and Contents
This green leather notebook contains diverse notes on geology of Perthshire, London, and Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, and proceedings likely of the Geological Society of London. Starts with the inclusion of a poem by Thomas Moore. The index also appears to feature the first mention to Hamilton Couper by Lyell, who notes his paper. The index is written on the final three pages of the notebook, the front and back covers are blank. ...
Dates:
27 September 1842 - 10 December 1842
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
The Dithology of Clova, 22 November 1817
Item
Identifier: Coll-203/3/26
Scope and Contents
Memorandum by William Blackadder entitled: the Dithology of Clova regarding the geological composition of the Clova mountains. 22 November 1817.
Dates:
22 November 1817
Trap Conglomerate, c1822-1824
Item
Identifier: Coll-203/3/16
Scope and Contents
Document entitled Trap Conglomerate discussing the geological history of Strathmore and the formation of the rocks in the area, c1822-1824. Written on the back of a piece of text entitled Asia which relates to the geology of the Steppe area of Russia between the Caspian and Black Seas.
Dates:
c1822-1824
Additional filters:
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- Diluvium 4
- Angus (Scotland) 2
- Chalk 2
- Conglomerate 2
- Fossils 2
- Geology 2
- Gravel 2
- Mastodon 2
- Post Diluvium 2
- Scottish Borders (England and Scotland) 2
- Aberdeenshire (Scotland) 1
- Archaeology 1
- Arran, North Ayrshire, Scotland 1
- Ascension and Tristan da Cunha -- St Helena -- Tristan da Cunha 1
- Asia 1
- Axe Heads 1
- Ayrshire Scotland 1
- Carlisle 1
- Cephalopoda 1
- City of London (England) 1
- Climate change 1
- Coalfields 1
- Deltas 1
- Deposition and Sedimentation 1
- Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland 1
- Edinburgh, Scotland 1
- Elephant bones 1
- England -- Stafford 1
- England -- Warwickshire -- Rugby 1
- Extinction (Biology) 1
- Fife Scotland 1
- Flint 1
- Foraminifera 1
- Forfar (Scotland) 1
- Forth, Firth of (Scotland) 1
- Fossil shells 1
- France -- Dieppe 1
- Geological Time 1
- Glen Clova 1
- Human Evolution 1
- Isle of Man 1
- Lochs 1
- Loess 1
- Loire River Valley (France) 1
- Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist) -- correspondence to 1
- Marl 1
- Martha's Vineyard (Massachusetts, U.S.A.) 1
- Niagra (Ontario, Canada) 1
- Nith River (Scotland) 1
- Oyster Shell 1
- Peat 1
- Photography 1
- Preston, Lancashire, England 1
- Puy-de-Dôme (France : Department) 1
- Rhinoceroses 1
- Rock Formation 1
- Russia 1
- Sandstone 1
- Scotland -- Moffat 1
- Scotland -- Perthshire 1
- Shells 1
- Skeletons 1
- Skull 1
- Stirling, Scotland 1
- Strathmore (Scotland) 1
- Zoological museums 1 + ∧ less
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