Canary Islands
Found in 29 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Pedro Maffiotte, 28 May 1855
Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Pedro Maffiote telling Lyell that layers of sand and shells have been found which are similar to those from Sainte Catherine which Maffiote had previously sent to Lyell. These were found under Mr. Houghton's house, while digging the foundations, in the centre of Las Palmas on the Island of Grand Canaria, 28 May 1855.
Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Pedro Maffiotte, 11 December 1855
Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Pedro Maffiotte thanking him for sending his 'Manual of Elementary Geology' which were passed on by Mr Castillo, the son of the Vicomte de Vega Grande. He was captivated by Lyell's "Elements of Geology" which had been translated by his compatriot, Esquerra [Ezquerra]. He explains that his father is sending on a small box of shells, and others that he had obtained from "Hornos Del Rey" in the Canary Islands are being sent on separately, 11 December 1855.
Letters from Berthelot, Sabin to Charles Lyell, 12 February 1857
On Helix Tiarella and habitats of other land shells published as from [?] Canaries.
List of fossil shells from Grand Canary Island, 6 June 1856
List of fossil shells on Grand Canary Island from [Samuel Pickworth] Woodward including fossils of fishes and plants,with envelope, 6 June 1856.
Madeira and Canary Islands, 1856
Folder of notes, edits and hand drawn illustrations - including watercolours - created to be used in their publication, and relating to Madeira, Cape Girao, Porto Nuevo, Porto Santo. Was original GEN1999/8/2].
Madeira and Canary Islands Notebooks , 1856-1859
Two notebooks created to contain work, with Georg Hartung, and others, relating to Madeira – with references to Canary Islands, Gran Canarias, Tenerife and the Azores. No indexes in either, the notebooks record discussions, reading, and include drawings and copy letters (in Mary's writing) on volcanoes, lava slopes, shells, elevations and upheaval.
Madeira - Notes, Indexes, 5 November 1856 - 1857
Map of the Island of La Palma, c 1850
Map of the island of La Palma with Lyell's notes detailing alterations to be made to the map, and how to include the scale [1850s]