Box Box 1.6
Contains 10 Results:
Letters from Harris, Charles to Charles Lyell, 18 April 1832 - 7 December 1868
Letters from Hartmann, Carl Friedrich Alexander to Charles Lyell, 10 August 1832 - 10 August 1839
Hartmann was the German translator of Principles of Geology. Correspondence includes sketches and drawings and relates to the translation of Principles; the death of Friedrich Hoffmann; and the translation of Elements.
Letters from Hartt, Charles Frederick to Charles Lyell, 15 November 1870
Summarised as 'Hartt coal formation in Brazil Nov[ember] 15 1870'. Written on board a steamer, near Mont Alegie, Rio des Amazons, Brazil. This letter from Charles Hartt to Charles Lyell relates to the geological characteristics of the Amazon - limestone, sandstone - and chiefly about the comparison of marine fossils to those in Nova Scotia. Many species names are referenced. Places mentioned include: Amazonia Valley, North Andes, Tocantins, Tapajos, Nova Scotia.
Letters from Hartung, Georg to Charles Lyell, 23 May 1854 - 6 June 1854
Correspondence including: section of Tenerife sketch, Section of Madeira sketch, Loose tracing paper sketch, string bound paper (1 of 5), More loose sketches (2 of 5), four water colour Madeira volcano loose (3 of 5), Madeira maps and sketches loose (4 of 5). See also more correspondence at Coll-203/B1/54, series relating to Maderia Coll-203/2, and specific Notebooks.
Letters from Heath, Douglas Denon to Charles Lyell, January 1866 - 16 June 1866
Letters from Heath, John Moore to Charles Lyell, 22nd September 1865
Summarised as Attraction of Polar Ice - Cap. Refers to Croll's 'new theory'.
See also 'Miscelleanous and unidentified letters Coll-203/B2/3
Letters from Hector, Sir James. to Charles Lyell, 17 September 1861 - 17 Janurary 1874
Includes printed annotated map of Lake Winnipeg, and two geological section maps of the North of New Zealand.
Letters from Harper, L to Charles Lyell, July 1853
Summarised as by Professor Harper, on Alabama Chalk, sent July 1853 to Lyell in New York, received August 1853. Letter written from Eutaw Greene, Alabama.
Letters from Hawkins, John to Charles Lyell, 8 February 1832 - 31 May 1832
Two letters detailing Hawkin's memories of Raspe and also his own travels and work in Santorini