Canary Islands
Subject
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Grande Canaria, 1855
Item
Identifier: Coll-203/2/folio(s) 185-196
Scope and Contents
Handwritten article on the geology of Grande [sic Gran] Canaria and the way in which the rocks were formed. Seeming to be a summary of Lyell's observations while on the island, 1855 - it is not in his handwriting, and is perhaps written by Mary Lyell, or Georg Hartung.
Dates:
1855
Index - Madeira, 5 November 1856 - 1857
Item
Identifier: Coll-203/A4/1
Scope and Contents
No actual index. Appears to contain multiple indexes to:
- Lyell's published works on Madeira and Canary Islands
- the 2nd Edition from page 80, and to older or first editions from page 86.
p. 1-54 Questions on other's papers on Madeira, how to publish the Canary Islands paper - perhaps part written in German with Hartung. Page by page review of Madeira text with Lyell's own observational drawings, then Memoranda to action for the paper.
p. 55 - 70 Manual of Elementary...
Dates:
5 November 1856 - 1857