Lapland, Finland
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Created for Charles Lyell Project 2020
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Autograph letter from Colin Maclaurin comprising a secretarial copy of an English translation of a letter from Maupertuis to James Bradley, 4 February 1737 [Old Style, i.e. 1738]
Item
Identifier: Coll-2911/7
Scope and Contents
Autograph letter from Colin Maclaurin addressed to James Stirling "at Leadhills", dated 4 February 1737 [Old Style, i.e. 1738], comprising a secretarial copy of an English translation of a letter from Maupertuis to James Bradley, Paris 27 September 1737, announcing the return of the French expedition to Lapland, 1736-37, and describing in detail the findings of the expedition, with Maclaurin's autograph covering note to verso of conjugate leaf, with apostscript inviting Stirling to join a...
Dates:
4 February 1737 [Old Style, i.e. 1738]
Notebook No.4, May 1827 - June 1827
Item
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/4
Scope and Contents
This notebook is a mix of geological observations, ruminations, and illustrations, Lyell also writes on law, society, and the church. A light natural leather journal, the cover reads "Index inside C" in ink. The notebook is written in pencil and ink. 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:
May 1827 - June 1827