Box Lyell-temp-box 2
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Notebook No.27, June 1829- June 1829
Item — Box: Lyell-temp-box 2
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/27
Scope and Contents
This brown leather notebook contains further notes by Lyell on geological observations in Lowestoft, Gorleston, Bramerton, Pastwich, Sherringham. Brown leather notebook, number 2 on the cover, index on the back cover, mostly sketches within. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the notebook, transcribed from digital surrogates using the platform...
Dates:
June 1829- June 1829
Notebook No.28, July 1829- July 1829
Item — Box: Lyell-temp-box 2
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/28
Scope and Contents
This brown leather notebook contains notes, sketches, and hasty descriptions on Norfolk geology and submarine currents. On the front cover is written the number 3, and Index is glued to the back cover. The contents are mostly artistic sketches within some hasty descriptions. Pencil and ink. Spine is highly fragile. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the...
Dates:
July 1829- July 1829
Notebook No.29, July 1829- July 1829
Item — Box: Lyell-temp-box 2
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/29
Scope and Contents
This brown leather notebook contains geological notes on Scottish and Yorkshire geology, Edinburgh and Forfarshire, Newcastle and York. The index is adhered to the back cover, the front cover reads 2.4. The two has been struck through. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the notebook, transcribed from digital surrogates using the platform Transkribus....
Dates:
July 1829- July 1829
Notebook No.30, August 1829- August 1829
Item — Box: Lyell-temp-box 2
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/30
Scope and Contents
This brown leather notebook contains diverse notes on British geology, and lists of queries for correspondents Blackadder, Humboldt, and Dr. Fleming. The front 3 pages are missing. Lyell's writing is a combination of steady, small copy hand, and hasty pencil observations. On p. 59, Lyell writes, "Hutton did not go as far as Moro". The list of questions on page 68 includes note 'Mrs. Murchison To ask Mary Anning for rate of waste at Lyme'. ...
Dates:
August 1829- August 1829
Notebook No.31, January 1830- January 1830
Item — Box: Lyell-temp-box 2
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/31
Scope and Contents
This brown leather notebook contains diverse notes on geology and social issues, as well as material gathered for publication in 'The Principles of Geology' on submarine currents. There is no inscription on the cover. The front page is missing, and there is what seems to be a child's drawing of an insect on p. 61. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the...
Dates:
January 1830- January 1830
Notebook No.32, June 1830- July 1830
Item — Box: Lyell-temp-box 2
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/32
Scope and Contents
This brown leather notebook contains Lyell's notes on geology of France. The index, transcribed below, is adhered to the back cover, and the front cover is blank. The contents include Diagrams of mountain making, sketches of rocks, and a sketch of mountain range. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the notebook, transcribed from digital surrogates using...
Dates:
June 1830- July 1830
Notebook No.33, July 1830- July 1830
Item — Box: Lyell-temp-box 2
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/33
Scope and Contents
This brown leather notebook contains mostly sketches with accounts of letters received or written, and hasty descriptions of geological theories pertaining to Bordeaux, the Pyrenees, and parts of Spain. The cover is blank, and the index is a page adhered to the back cover. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the notebook, transcribed from digital...
Dates:
July 1830- July 1830
Notebook No.34, 26 July 1830-4 August 1830
Item — Box: Lyell-temp-box 2
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/34
Scope and Contents
This brown leather notebook contains geological observations in pencil, and detailed sketches of mountain ranges. The cover is blank, and the index is a page adhered to the back cover. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the notebook, transcribed from digital surrogates using the platform Transkribus. When known, Lyell's abbreviations and contractions...
Dates:
26 July 1830-4 August 1830
Notebook No.35, 4 August 1830-17 August 1830
Item — Box: Lyell-temp-box 2
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/35
Scope and Contents
This brown leather notebook contains Lyell's geological notes on the Pyrenees, including pencil sketches and descriptions, mostly of cliff faces and volcanic landscapes. The front cover is blank, and the index is a page adhered to the back cover. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the notebook, transcribed from digital surrogates using the platform...
Dates:
4 August 1830-17 August 1830
Notebook No.36, 18 August 1830-31 August 1830
Item — Box: Lyell-temp-box 2
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/36
Scope and Contents
This brown leather notebook contains pencil notes, sketches with labels, artistic sketches, long form essays on geological phenomena, mostly focused on the Pyrenees region and the Canary Islands. This notebook has an inserted index, attached to the binding - by Lyell or someone else? - with thick black thread. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the...
Dates:
18 August 1830-31 August 1830