Andes
Subject
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Cattle Passing Andes Into Chili[e], 1870s-1930s
Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/2948
Scope and Contents
Photograph of a herd of cattle minded by cowboys crossing the Andes mountains into Chile in the early 20th century.
Dates:
1870s-1930s
Letters from Hartt, Charles Frederick to Charles Lyell, 15 November 1870
File — Box Box 1.6: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/122
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
15 November 1870