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Scrapbooks of presscuttings, 1843-1868

 Series — Box: Lyell Temp Box 1.24 (Formerly Gen 120)
Identifier: Coll-203/10 (Lyell 10)

Scope and Contents

Presscuttings consist of:

  1. 1 indexed volume and 1 packet of presscuttings

Dates

  • Creation: 1843-1868

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Biographical / Historical

Sir Charles Lyell spent some time travelling in North America and published Travels in North America, (1845) . He amassed a collection of cuttings from various American newspapers which reflect his interests - geology, sea serpents - as well as aspects of American life at the time including the Mexican War, politics (such as slavery, protectionism and taxation) and American universities (such as Harvard). Reviews of and extracts from Lyell's aforementioned work, which was serialised, also feature.

Extent

1 box

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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