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Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist) -- correspondence to

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Correspondence sent to Sir Charles Lyell

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from Hartung, Georg., to Charles Lyell, 4 December 1864

 File — Box Box 3.2: Series Coll-203/B1
Identifier: Coll-203/B1/51
Scope and Contents The folder contains two drawings, one enigmatically labelled as being the work of Lady Bunbury, who along with her husband, accompanied the Lyell's on their trip to Madeira. There is more correspondence between Lyell and Hartung at Coll-203/1/123, in the series reference Coll-203/2, and in specific notebooks. Print labelled as "From the top of Penha d'Aguia drawn a.n. by G.Hartung Esqr" with "proof"...
Dates: 4 December 1864

Letters from Hartung, Georg to Charles Lyell, 23 May 1854 - 6 June 1854

 File — Box Box 1.6: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/123
Scope and Contents

Correspondence including: section of Tenerife sketch, Section of Madeira sketch, Loose tracing paper sketch, string bound paper (1 of 5), More loose sketches (2 of 5), four water colour Madeira volcano loose (3 of 5), Madeira maps and sketches loose (4 of 5). See also more correspondence at Coll-203/B1/54, series relating to Maderia Coll-203/2, and specific Notebooks.

Dates: 23 May 1854 - 6 June 1854

Letters from Johnson, James Yate to Charles Lyell, bulk: 2 February 1860

 File — Box Box 1.7: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/147
Scope and Contents

Summarised as 'J.Y. Johnson Madeira Po da Cruz leaves'.
Additional details: Notes from J Y Johnson on receiving Lyell's memoir of Etna, asking after Lyell's memoir of Madeira. Mentions his own progress on leaf identification in the area of Porto da Cruz and mentions his discoveries in reference to others like Brown, Reiss, and Hartung and their work going on in Sao Gorge and Valley of Furnas.

Dates: Majority of material found within 2 February 1860