Ref NoLDGSL/146
TitlePlan and section of Kent's Cavern, Devon
Date1847
LevelFile
Extent2 items
FormatMap/section
DescriptionEdward VIVIAN, plan and section of Kent's Cavern, Devon, 1847.
Administrative HistoryThe plan and section originate from the excavation of 1846 overseen by the Torquay Natural History Society.
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageEnglish
Publication NoteRead before the Society, 12 May 1847. Paper not published but briefly referred to in: Vivian, E. "On Kent's Cavern near Torquay", 'Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society', vol 3, (1847), p353. Forms the basis of the paper: White, M J and Pettitt, P B, "The demonstration of human antiquity: three rediscovered illustrations from the 1825 and 1846 excavations in Kent's Cavern (Torquay, England)", 'Antiquity', vol 83 (2009), pp758-768.
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray
CreatorNameVIVIAN | Edward | 1808-1893 | banker and co-founder of the Torquay Natural History Society
SubjectCaves
Cave deposits
Cave environment
Previous referenceLDGSL 146
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/457VIVIAN; Edward (1808-1893); banker and co-founder of the Torquay Natural History Society1808-1893
Places
CodePlaceName
NA80Devon
NA5Kent's Cavern
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