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Monte Alegre (Near Santarém, Pará, Brazil)

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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
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Correspondence to Charles Lyell, A-Z 1927 tranche