| Ref No | LDGSL/165 | 
| Title | Plans, sections and sketches of the coral reefs of the Bahamas | 
| Date | 1852 | 
| Level | File | 
| Extent | 26 ms sheets | 
| Format | Map/section | 
| Description | Capt Richard John NELSON, plans, sections and sketches of the coral reefs of the Bahamas, 1852. | 
| Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. | 
| Language | English | 
| Publication Note | From a paper read before the Society, 2 June 1852, and published as: "On the Geology of the Bahamas, and on Coral-Formations generally: Communicated by Sir C. Lyell, V.P.G.S.", 'Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society', vol 9 (1853), pp200-221.  Three drawings published. | 
| ArchNote | Description by John Thackray | 
| CreatorName | NELSON | Richard John | 1803-1877 | army officer and author | 
| Term | Coral reefs | 
| Previous reference | LDGSL 165 |