Scotland : County -- Forfar
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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
Travel Journal, 1819-1824
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Identifier: Coll-203/A2/2
Scope and Contents
Travel journal detailing tours with Professor Buckland, covering Kinnordy (1819), Paris (1823), and Cornwall with Prevost, (1824).The pages are unnumbered. In July, Lyell travels from Exeter to Lyme, Honiton to Axminster. Comments on beauty of area. On Saturday 3rd July he is at Lyme and 'called on Mary Anning' who discovered a large ichthyosaur 'a fortnight ago'. Prevost sketches it, and Anning states she think it will sell for £120. While there, Lyell witnessed 'entry of a newly discovered...
Dates:
1819-1824