Letters from Pastor y Castro, Lorenzo to Charles Lyell, 20th April 1860
File — Box: Box 1.10
Identifier: Coll-203/1/202
Scope and Contents
Has sent Lyell shells in 1855, and now sends more, collected on the N.E. side of Tenerife, a side Lyell visited. Includes a coloured map of the coast with references, two of which appear to be added by Lyell. Plus undated letter, where Pastor is 'at a loss to answer your question respecting our Pico de Teide being produced by a crater of elevation'. Other views and papers are referred to, inculding copy sections from Count Vargas-Bedemar, and Luis Hamilton. Also includes a list of volcanic eruptions, and a section near Santa Cruz of modern deposit with marine shells and fossil wood.
Dates
- Creation: 20th April 1860
Creator
- Pastor y Castro , Lorenzo, 1784 -1860 (Artist and geologist) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Full Extent
1 folder
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:
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk