Letters from Bates, Henry Walter to Charles Lyell, 16 March 1863 - 19 March 1873
Scope and Contents
This correspondence is bound together, into one volume. The contents are individually summarised by Lyell as:
1) Passages in his paper on Transmutation and mimetac [sic mimetic] species
2) Equatorial snowy mountains
3) Glacier of Amazons of Agassiz Chilean insects
4) Insects of Chiles
5) Amazon and [? Obydo] beds, laminated clay
6) Marine univalves on the Amazon alllied to Fuscus
7) Delta of Amazon
8) Peopling of islands Tahiti etc. No endemic beetles in Tahiti. Q[uer]y against continental theory of coral island
9) On varieties of Cebus
10) Modern date of peopling the Amazon Valley by Red Indians - rapid degeneraion of some tribes
11) Earthquake wave on Amazon
12) Shells of Amazon
13) Orton on Agassiz Amazons
12) Bank of insects at [Lake of ] Ega
Dates
- Creation: 16 March 1863 - 19 March 1873
Creator
- Bates, Henry Walter, 8 February 1825- 16 February 1892 (English naturalist and explorer) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Full Extent
1 volume (1 volume)
Subject
- Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist) (Recipient, Person)
Repository Details
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