Etna, Mount (Italy)

Map of Mount Etna, Sicily, c1857

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Identifier: Coll-203/4/4

Scope and Contents

Map of Mount Etna in Sicily showing the main crater, the Val del Bove and the Montagnuola amongst other features. c1857.

Dates: c1857

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Notes and Correspondence on the geology of Mount Etna

Maps and Plans, c. 1820 - c. 1874

Series — Box Lyell Temp Box 3.18: Series Coll-203/B21; Series Coll-203/B20

Identifier: Coll-203/B21

Scope and Contents

Series of maps and plans which illustrate geological features and strata, including;
1. Hand-drawn map of Etna lava-flows;
2. Large-scale map of Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland, with hand-coloured geological strata;
3. Hand-drawn geological section of Strathmore, Scotland;
4. Hand-drawn plan of a section of the Montrose coast
5. Additional printed maps - Bombay, Dublin.

Dates: c. 1820 - c. 1874

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell

Miscellaneous Papers, 1831-1864

Series — Box Lyell Temp Box 1.22 (Formerly Gen 119): Series Coll-203/5 (Lyell 5); Series Coll-203/6 (Lyell 6); Series Coll-203/7 (lyell 7); Series Coll-203/8 (Lyell 8)

Identifier: Coll-203/7 (lyell 7)

Scope and Contents Miscellaneous Papers consists of: address by Sir Charles Lyell on Charles Darwin receiving the Copley Medal (1864) list of mollusca by Searles Valentine Wood printed pages from an article or book in German, translated as 'Excerpts from Letters of Professor Fr. Hoffmann, incomplete. Also, pages detailing in German, Aetna area, the foot of the mountain at the Simeto Valley...

Dates: 1831-1864

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell

Newspaper Cutting, Varieta, 7 September 1857

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Identifier: Coll-203/4/1

Scope and Contents

Newspaper cutting entitled "Varieta. Improvisa pioggia di potverizzate scorie dell'Etna sopra Aci Reale e suoi sintorni", 7 September 1857.

Dates: 7 September 1857

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Notes and Correspondence on the geology of Mount Etna

Notebook No.20, 6 December 1828-22 December 1828

Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 1: Series Coll-203/A1

Identifier: Coll-203/A1/20

Scope and Contents This notebook with green and pink marbled covers covers Lyell's journey from Nicolosi to Piazza. It contains notes in faint pencil and some ink on the stratification of southern Sicily; 'Duration of species'; and 'Extinction of species'. The front plate reads, "No 7, Sicily 1828, Nicolosi Dec 6th to Piazza Dec 22nd". The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of...

Dates: 6 December 1828-22 December 1828

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Scientific Notebooks

Notebook No.21, 22 December 1828-15 January 1829

Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 1: Series Coll-203/A1

Identifier: Coll-203/A1/21

Scope and Contents This pink and blue marbled paper notebook covers Lyell's trip from Caltagirone to Naples. It is warped, perhaps from sun or moisture, and the pages appear handcut. It contains geological notes and long essays on 'Uniformity of Nature', 'Earthquakes', 'Extinction of Species', 'Changes'. The front plate reads: "No 8, Sicily 1828-9, Caltagirone 22 Dec to Naples Jan 15th." Key subjects include Earthquakes p. 176, Change by man, p. 169, Change in geological theories, p. 132, Animals and man p....

Dates: 22 December 1828-15 January 1829

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Scientific Notebooks

Notebook No.38, September 1830- September 1830

Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 2: Series Coll-203/A1

Identifier: Coll-203/A1/38

Scope and Contents This plain leather brown notebook contains notes on present and future changes, progressive development, climate in Paris, and lists to consult with Deshayes. The front cover is blank and the first few pages are missing. Lyell's notes are mostly in pen, and there are many drafts with slashes, few sketches. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the...

Dates: September 1830- September 1830