| Ref No | LDGSL/78/2/1/4 |
| Title | Engraving, 'View of the Fourchi Point in the Isle of Alderney' |
| Date | 1811 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Format | Photograph/drawing/painting/print |
| Description | Print, 'View of the Fourchi Point in the Isle of Alderney', 1811, engraved by M Barenger, based on a drawing by John MACCULLOCH. Caption printed in the 'Transactions...' states the print "is a view of the Fourchi Point in the Isle of Alderney, representing the great fracture in porphyry rock, of which this headland is composed. The open sea is the passage called the 'Race of Alderney', and Cape la Hogue is seen in the distance." |
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| Provenance | Presented by Miss Estridge, December 1923. |
| Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
| Language | English |
| Publication Note | Published as one of the illustrations to accompany John MacCulloch's paper "Account of Guernsey, and the other Channel Islands", 'Transactions of the Geological Society of London', Series 1, Volume 1 (1811), pp1-22, plate V. |
| ArchNote | Description by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam. |
| CreatorName | MACCULLOCH | John | 1773-1835 | surgeon and geologist |
| Previous reference | LDGSL 834 |