Letters from Beckles, Samuel Husbands to Charles Lyell, 25 December 1856 - 13 July 1857
File — Box: Box 1.1
Identifier: Coll-203/1/15
Scope and Contents
Summarised by Lyell as:
1) Purbeck Oolite
2) Purbeck Dirt bed - December 12th day of finding the fossil mammal's jaw.
Dates
- Creation: 25 December 1856 - 13 July 1857
Creator
- Beckles, Samuel Husbands, 12 April 1814 - 4 September 1890 (Bajan/English lawyer and dinosaur hunter, Sussex and the Isle of Wight) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Full Extent
24 folios (1 folder)
Full Extent
17 envelopes
Subject
- Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist) (Recipient, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk