Sowerby, George Brettingham, 1788-1854 (British naturalist, conchologist and artist)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 12 August 1788 - 26 July 1854
Updated for
Charles Lyell Project, June 2021
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Notebook No.76, 4 June 1839-24 June 1839
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 3: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/76
Scope and Contents
This dark maroon colored leather notebook contains Lyell's notes including geological observations and sketches in pencil, some specimen lists and queries, many blank pages. The front cover is blank and the index is written in front and back inside covers. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the notebook, transcribed from digital surrogates using the...
Dates:
4 June 1839-24 June 1839
Notebook No.77, 24 June 1839-11 August 1839
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 3: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/77
Scope and Contents
This dark maroon colored leather notebook includes Charles Lyell's notes and geological observations and sketches in pencil. There are some specimen lists and queries, notes on fossil shells of Tertiary period. There are many blank pages. Index is located in the front and back inside covers. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the notebook, transcribed...
Dates:
24 June 1839-11 August 1839