Ref NoLDGSL/169
TitleGeological sections in arctic Greenland
Date[1850-1853]
Date NoteDate of expedition, date of publication
LevelFile
Extent10 ms sheets and 1 printed
FormatMap/section
DescriptionPeter Cormack SUTHERLAND, mss pencil, ink and watercolour geological sections of arctic Greenland, [1850-1853]. Comprising:

Fig 1.Section from Cape Farewell to north. West Coast of Greenland.
Fig 2. NNW. Cliff view, Cape York. Trap rocks and ice.
Fig 2a. Wood cut of fig 2.
Fig 3. South shore of Wolstenholme Sound.
Fig 4. Wolstenholme Sound. East.
Fig 5. Granville Bay
Fig 6. Whale Sound
Fig 7. Cape Saumarez
Fig 8. Smith Sound. East shore.
Fig 9. North shore of Jones' Sound
Fig 10. Part of Coburg Islands.
Administrative HistoryThe research for the sections was undertaken during expedition of 1850-1851 under the command of William Penny, for the missing polar explorer Sir John Franklin.
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageEnglish
Publication NoteFrom a paper read before the Society, 1 June 1853, and published as: Sutherland, P C. "On the Geological and Glacial Phænomena of the Coasts of Davis' Strait and Baffin's Bay", 'Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society', vol 9 (1853), pp296-312. Fig 2a section published on p301, rest of the drawings cited through the text. Note: the chart which originally accompanied the sections is not extant.
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameSUTHERLAND | Peter Cormack | 1822-1900 | surgeon and geologist
Previous referenceLDGSL 169
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/468SUTHERLAND; Peter Cormack (1822-1900); surgeon and geologist1822-1900
DS/UK/759FRANKLIN; Sir; John (1786-1847); naval officer and Arctic explorer1786-1847
Places
CodePlaceName
NA183Canadian Borderlands
NA191Greenland
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