| Ref No | LDGSL/838/Z/1/2 |
| Title | Murchison correspondence: letter from Achille de ZIGNO |
| Date | 22 Jan 1852 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 1 letter |
| Format | Document |
| Description | Murchison correspondence: letter from Achille de ZIGNO, Padua, 22 Jan 1852. Re: complains about letters from Charles Nichols [Clerk of the Geological Society], regarding the 'Quarterly Journal' and, in de Zigno's opinion, the high admission fee for membership of the Society; translations of his memoir on the Venetian Alps being published elsewhere; preparing a further paper on the palaeontology of the area; other Italian geologists; his award of the Imperial Order of the Iron Crown from the new Emperor [Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte]; return of his mayorship. |
| Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
| Language | English |
| Publication Note | The memoir referred to in the letter was earlier published by the Society as: Zigno, A de. "On the Stratified Formations of the Venetian Alps", 'Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society', vol 6 (1850), pp422-432. |
| ArchNote | Description by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam |
| CreatorName | ZIGNO | Achille de | 1813-1892 | botanist, geologist and palaeontologist |
| Previous reference | LDGSL 838/M/Z1 |