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LDGSL - LDGSL - Deposited papers series
857 - LDGSL/857 - Sketches of scenery in Wales and the Welsh Borders for Roderick Murchison's 'Silurian System'
1 - LDGSL/857/1 - 'Silurian System' sketches - Charlotte Murchison
Ref No
LDGSL/857/1/11
Title
Sketch 'View of the Breidden from the West (Rodney Pillar)'
Date
[1833-1835]
Level
Item
Extent
1 item
Format
Photograph/drawing/painting/print
Description
Pencil and ink sketch 'View of the Breidden from the West (Rodney's Pillar)', probably by Charlotte Murchison, [1833-1835].
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Administrative History
Charlotte Murchison's field diary (ref: LDGSL/840/5) records that she and her husband were staying in nearby Powys Castle in the summers of 1833-1835.
Provenance
Murchison collection
Access Conditions
Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Language
English
Publication Note
A woodcut of the summit of the Breidden by Thomas Webster appears in: Murchison, R I , 'Silurian System', p287, figure 45 but shows the tower and hill in more detail.
ArchNote
Description by Caroline Lam
CreatorName
MURCHISON | Charlotte | 1788-1869 | née Hugonin | geologist
Subject
Extinct volcanoes
Previous reference
LDGSL/857/15
Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates
DS/UK/2
MURCHISON; Sir; Roderick Impey (1792-1871); Baronet; geologist and geographer
1792-1871
DS/UK/749
MURCHISON; Charlotte (1788-1869); née Hugonin; geologist
1788-1869
Places
Code
PlaceName
NA23
Shropshire
NA330
Welsh Borders
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