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Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Pedro Maffiotte, 11 December 1855

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Identifier: Coll-203/2/folio(s) 203-204
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Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Pedro Maffiotte thanking him for sending his 'Manual of Elementary Geology' which were passed on by Mr Castillo, the son of the Vicomte de Vega Grande. He was captivated by Lyell's "Elements of Geology" which had been translated by his compatriot, Esquerra [Ezquerra]. He explains that his father is sending on a small box of shells, and others that he had obtained from "Hornos Del Rey" in the Canary Islands are being sent on separately, 11 December 1855.

Dates: 11 December 1855
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Notes and Correspondence on the geology of the Madeiran and Canary Islands

Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from W.L. Carnegie, 1841

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Identifier: Coll-203/3/22
Scope and Contents Letter with envelope to Sir Charles Lyell from W. L. Carnegie asking for information and advice on geological matters. He requests that Lyell might tell him where to find publications of Lyell's work and which publication about Trap he should buy. He discusses his work at quarries near Newcastle and relates a story (with diagram) about contractors there. He also mentions that he has discovered a quarry with superior material and expects to be able to supply Arbroath with cheap, high quality...
Dates: 1841
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Notes and correspondence on the geology of Forfarshire

Manuscript Papers relating to Published Works, c. 1840 - c. 1855

 Series — Box Lyell Temp Box 3.14: Series Coll-203/B18; Series Coll-203/B17
Identifier: Coll-203/B18
Scope and Contents Contains extensive autograph manuscript drafts of texts, with cancellations, revisions and additions, and with illustrative plates and maps: 1. 'On the Geology of some parts of Madeira' by Sir Charles Lyell. Notes on text about Las Palmas, Canary Islands. Index to Notebook 195. 2. Original packaging 'Original Geological MS Notes of Sir Charles Lyell (Lady Lyell preserved these - as she was asked at times for autographs, and as time advances, they may be still more valuable)'....
Dates: c. 1840 - c. 1855
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell

Mineralogical Notes on Fife, 1811

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Identifier: Coll-1373/8
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Short volume of approximately 38 pages, with numerous drawings, on geological observations made on walks in Fife.

Dates: 1811
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Notebooks of Robert Jameson

Mineralogical Notes on Fife, c1811

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Identifier: Coll-1373/9
Scope and Contents

Volume of approximately 156 pages, containing geological observations, with numerous drawings, made on walks in Fife.

Dates: c1811
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Notebooks of Robert Jameson

Mineralogical Notes on Scotland, March 1816

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Identifier: Coll-1373/11
Scope and Contents

Volume of 48 pages containing a few geological observations and drawings, and a short digest of someone's zoological voyage around the world.

Dates: March 1816
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Notebooks of Robert Jameson

Mineralogical Notes on Sutherland, Caithness, etc., 1819

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Identifier: Coll-1373/12
Scope and Contents

Volume of 118 pages containing geological observations and drawings from around Scotland.

Dates: 1819
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Notebooks of Robert Jameson

Mineralogical Notes on Walks, from August to September 1813, 1813

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Identifier: Coll-1373/10
Scope and Contents

Volume of 156 pages containing geological observations, with numerous drawings, made on local walks in Scotland.

Dates: 1813
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Notebooks of Robert Jameson

Minute Book No 10, 1924-1944

 Item — Volume MS 2919.2: Series Coll-43/1
Identifier: Coll-43/1/10
Scope and Contents Volume containing minutes of ordinary meetings and details of the Society's business. This includes the nomination and election of members. It also details excursions taken by the society, papers read at meetings and publications in Transactions of the Edinburgh Geological Society are also covered. There are also obituaries to Benjamin Neeve Peach and Henry Moubray Cadell and details of the Clough Memorial Medal for geological work in Scotland and the north of...
Dates: 1924-1944
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of Edinburgh Geological Society / Minutes of General Meetings

Minute Book No III, 07 July 1842 - 02 May 1850

 Item — Volume MS 2917.3: Series Coll-43/1
Identifier: Coll-43/1/3
Scope and Contents Notebook containing minutes of meetings. Membership details include: details of new and retiring members, those who attended each meeting and deaths. Newspaper obituaries for George Sanderson and Hugh Smith are pasted into the book. The financial affairs of the Society are reported, and a newspaper clipping with the annual report for 1847 included. Details of the development of the society library are minuted. Abstracts of member's papers are minuted, along with the resultant...
Dates: 07 July 1842 - 02 May 1850
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of Edinburgh Geological Society / Minutes of General Meetings

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