Buch, Christian Leopold Von, 1774-1853 (German geologist, palaeontologist)

Scope and Contents This red notebook contains a record of Charles Lyell’s geological travels around the Canary Islands with Georg Hartung, in the company of Mary Lyell, and Charles and Frances Bunbury, and along with previous notebook 193, is one of the longest. There is a clear date noted on page 1, of 6th March 1854, however, in the separate index recorded in the Madeira Index reference Coll-203/A5/16 dates are given there as 26th – 29th October 1855 – which may reflect the date the index was created. This...

Scope and Contents This black notebook contains a record of Charles Lyell’s geological travels with George Hartung around Las Palmas, Canary Islands in the company of Mary Lyell, and Charles and Frances Bunbury, and is one of the longest. It starts March 21st, 1854, complying Lyell’s observations in La Palma focusing on Caldera of Palma, Alejanado [Bejenado?], Barranco de las Angustias, Fuencaliente, Tazacorte, Barranco del Pinar, San Pedro, Puerto la Ville, and Santa Cruz de Palma. This notebook primarily...

Scope and Contents This black notebook contains a record of Charles Lyell’s geological travels around the Canary Islands with Georg Hartung, Charles Bunbury, Mary Horner, and Frances Horner in the company of Mary Lyell, and Charles and Frances Bunbury. It starts March 23rd, 1854, complying Lyell’s observations in Tenerife focusing on La Orotava, Barranco de las Lajas, San Pedro, Valley of Taoro, Tigaiga, Barranco de la Raya, Mount Teide, Güímar, La Canada de los Guancheros, Degollado del Cedro, Icod et Alto,...