Bunbury, Sir Henry Edward, 7th Baronet of Mildenhall, Sussex (England)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Henry Edward Bunbury, 4 February 1857
Item
Identifier: Coll-203/4/13
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Henry Edward Bunbury regarding the eruption of Mount Etna on the 29 March 1809. He mentions volcanic activity on Etna prior to the eruption in the form of vents in the earth which issues steam and flames and that the volcano sent up jets of water during the eruption which, when falling on the lava flows, resulted in a series of explosions, 4 February 1857.
Dates:
4 February 1857
Notebook No.185, 19 October 1853 - 20 December 1853
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 7: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/185
Scope and Contents
This black notebook starts in London, with a growing focus on Lyell's study and reading in preparation for the voyage to the Canaries, including listing companies and people he needs to find whilst on the islands - pg. 25 Messers Gordon Duff & Co and Messers Bruce, Hamilton & Co., and pg. 50 'the Azevedo Portuguese Engineer is intelligent man at Funchal". Pg. 33-35, 47, 61 and 69 list the sources, books and items he is taking with him on the voyage. Whilst still in England, he is...
Dates:
19 October 1853 - 20 December 1853