Ref NoLDGSL/839/141
TitleMurchison fieldbooks & diaries: Southern England, Scotland
Date1869-1870
LevelItem
Extent1 volume
FormatDocument
DescriptionRoderick Impey Murchison, fieldbooks & diaries: Southern England, Scotland, 1869-1870.
26 July 1869: Chevening [Kent] (p1) Description of Lord and Lady Stanhope's home (pp1-5). Epitaph on an exiled Jacobite by Macauley (p6). Latin verse (p7);
27 July: Chevening to Brasted (p9), return to London (p10);
29 Jul: London, Carlisle;
30 Jul: Carlisle-Edinburgh (p11). Archibald Geikie, Prof Balfour, honorary degree LLD from Edinburgh University (p12). Arthur's Seat, degree ceremony "See Scotsman of 3 Aug" (p13);
2 Aug: Edinburgh-Pitlochry;
3 Aug: Inverness;
4 Aug: Dingwall (p14), Garve (p15);
7Aug: Braemore (p17), Loch Inver (p18), Ullapool (p19). Section from the Summer Isles to Ben Eilideach (pp20-21), Sketches of Fannich (p26), Challich Hills (p27);
6-8 Aug 1870: Chevening [Kent] (p33). Benjamin Disraeli (p35). Folkestone (p39);
11 Sep 1870: Liverpool (p41), Franco-Prussian War (pp41-45);
6 Sep 1870: Folkestone (p45).
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageEnglish
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray
CreatorNameMURCHISON | Sir | Roderick Impey | 1792-1871 | Baronet | geologist and geographer
Previous referenceLDGSL 839/N141
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/2MURCHISON; Sir; Roderick Impey (1792-1871); Baronet; geologist and geographer1792-1871
    Powered by CalmView© 2008-2024