Ref NoLDGSL/857/1/1
TitleSketches of scenery around Wales, the Welsh Borders and England
Date[Jul-Aug 1835]
Date NoteBased on entries in her diary
LevelFile
Extent9 items
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionNine sheets of pencil sketches of scenery and geological features around Wales, the Welsh borders and England notably from Tortworth, Gloucestershire and Pembrokeshire, by Charlotte Murchison, [Jul-Aug 1835]. Comprises:

1) Stackpole Cliffs, Bullslaughter Bay, Pembroke
2) Cefn Ilys near Llandrindod, Radnor (pencil and wash with highlights)
3) [Damory Quarry], two sided drawing
4) Damory Quarry, Tortworth, 7 Jul 1835 (Trap)
5) Damory Quarry, Michaelwood [?Chace]
6) Bridge on the Ithon, 1 mile from Cefn Ilys near Llandrindod
7) Carneddau near Builth in distance
8) Concretionary Trap, Damory Quarries, Tortworth
9) [Modern Travertine of the “Southstone Rock”, Worcestershire]
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ProvenanceOnly one of the drawings is initialled by Charlotte Murchison, however the rest are drawn in the same way and on the same paper. The ones which appear in the 'Silurian System' are attributed to her. There are also references to the creation of some of the drawings in her diary (LDGSL/840/4).
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageEnglish
Publication NoteReproduced in Murchison, R I, 'Silurian System' (1839) and 'Siluria' (1854).
ArchNoteDescription by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameMURCHISON | Charlotte | 1788-1869 | née Hugonin | geologist
Previous referenceLDGSL/857/5
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/2MURCHISON; Sir; Roderick Impey (1792-1871); Baronet; geologist and geographer1792-1871
DS/UK/749MURCHISON; Charlotte (1788-1869); née Hugonin; geologist1788-1869
Places
CodePlaceName
NA110Wales
NA330Welsh Borders
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