Glacial Erratics
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Notebook entitled "Notes of the Geology of the Vorarlberg" by John S. Douglass, 1860-1863
Item
Identifier: Coll-1848/24-0100
Scope and Contents
This is a field notebook of John Sholto Douglass (1838-1874), 15th Laird of Tilquhillie, Scottish mountaineer, naturalist and archaeologist who spent most of his life in Austria. It contains observations on geological features of the Vorarlberg region of Austria, dated from 3rd May 1860 to 6th January 1863.
3 May 1860: "Roches moutonnées", Ludesch (p. 1).
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Dates:
1860-1863
Notebook No.110, 25 June 1843 - 7 July 1843
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 4: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/110
Scope and Contents
This notebook contains a record of Charles Lyell's travels through France (continued from previous notebooks, Number 108, 109 and concluded in following notebook, Number 111), including Tartaret volcano and Lake Chambon, a volcanic dam lake created by its eruption, in Puy-de-Dôme. It is dated June 25 to July 7, 1843. Notes are written in pencil and ink and are primarily field notes and observations with numerous sketches. The index is located in the back of the notebook on pages 113-116 plus...
Dates:
25 June 1843 - 7 July 1843