Letters from Charles Lyell to his family
File
Identifier: Coll-203/B4/18
Scope and Contents
Undated letters:
- To Caroline, related to specimens and species names
- To Eleanor, related to Egyptian beetle.
- To Caroline, relates to butterfly specimens, Mrs Standish has visited Lyell with news of increased price of gauze for nets.
- To Marianne, at Winchester, part letter? Writes of people they know, the Whitbys and Miss Barlow, 9 March
Dates
- Creation: 1806-1874
Creator
- From the Series: Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist) (Person)
Full Extent
1 folder (7 letters)
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Lyell, Caroline, 1802-1886 (Sister of Sir Charles Lyell, Geologist (1797-1875)) (Recipient, Person)
- Lyell, Eleanor, 1805-1866 (Sister of Sir Charles Lyell, Geologist (1797-1875)) (Recipient, Person)
- Curtis, John, 1791-1862 (entomologist) (Person)
- Standish, Joseph, 1752–1837 (Stationer, natural history dealer and collector) (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