Angus, Scotland

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Survey undertaken by the late Robert Smith B.Sc. and William Gardner G. Smith B.Sc., Ph. D., for the Scottish Geographical Magazine, 1905. Copyright, J.G.Bartholomew.

Scope and Contents This brown leather notebook contains Lyell's notes on Scottish geology, primarily near Kinnordy. Notes discuss geological formation of the Strath at Kinnordy, moraines that descend from the Grampians, and evidence of glacier activity. Notes are mostly pencil field notes and some sketches, occasional ink. The covers are blank and the index is on pp. 113-117. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own...

Scope and Contents This black notebook contains a record of Charles Lyell’s observations, queries, and discussions whilst he is travelling around Scotland in late 1848. This notebook covers thoughts on key religious, political, educational, and geological topics of the time, covering issues in Kinnordy, Glen Isla (Angus), London, and America - New Orleans. This notebook primarily focuses on the geology of Angus, Scotland, with many sketches of the hills and topography of the area around Lyell’s Scottish home...

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A series of Van der Aa engravings. Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733) was a Dutch publisher best known for preparing, re-issuing and re-engraving maps and atlases.