| Ref No | LDGSL/838/M/8/1 |
| Title | Murchison correspondence: letter from Gideon Algernon MANTELL |
| Date | 26 Dec 1825 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 1 letter |
| Format | Document |
| Description | Murchison correspondence: letter from Gideon Algernon MANTELL, Castle Place, Lewes, Sussex, 26 December 1825. Re: has heard from Charles Lyell that Murchison intends to visit the local area and call upon Mantell; description of the femur of a saurian from Tilgate Forest in the possession of Mr Napper, with thumbnail section of the locality. |
| Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
| Language | English |
| Publication Note | The femur specimen is referenced in Roderick Impey Murchison's paper, "Geological Sketch of the North-western Extremity of Sussex, and the adjoining Parts of Hants and Surrey", 'Transactions of the Geological Society of London', series 2, vol 2 (1826), p104. |
| ArchNote | Description by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam |
| CreatorName | MANTELL | Gideon Algernon | 1790-1852 | surgeon and geologist |