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Notebook No.8, 4 May 1828-18 May 1828
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 1: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/8
Scope and Contents
This brown leather notebook features Lyell's copy hand throughout, many detailed sketches, Dover, Calais, mention of Auvergne, Fault Shakespeare's Cliff, Geological observations at Dover, Calais and on road south from Paris to Riom. The inside cover notes his address, "Mr. C Lyell, No 9 Crown Office Row, Temple". The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the...
Dates:
4 May 1828-18 May 1828
Notebook No.9, 18 May 1828-2 June 1828
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 1: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/9
Scope and Contents
This notebook of brown leather contains geological notes on the Auvergne region. Lyell writes in a journalistic style with daily observations and descriptions, with whole page sketches and diagrams of the landscape. The inside cover is written "Mr C Lyell No. 9 Crown Office Row Temple." The front plate reads "No 2 France, Clermont Ferrand, Auvergne, May 18th to June 2nd 1828." The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied...
Dates:
18 May 1828-2 June 1828
Notebook No.10, 28 May 1828-14 June 1828
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 1: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/10
Scope and Contents
This notebook of brown leather contains further geological observations in Auvergne, often as diary entries of daily observations. On the front cover plate is written "No 3. France Pont du Chateau to Murol May 28th to June 14th 1828". 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 platform Transkribus....
Dates:
28 May 1828-14 June 1828
Notebook No.44, January 1832- June 1832
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 2: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/44
Scope and Contents
This brown Leather notebook contains Charles Lyell's aide de memoires (to-do lists), notes with mentions of Kinnordy, mathematical calculations, sketches, reviews of articles. The front cover reads "Jan[uary] 1832", and the index is adhered to the back cover. 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:
January 1832- June 1832