| Ref No | LDGSL/244 |
| Title | Sketches of the geology of the River Jumna, India |
| Date | 1865 |
| Level | File |
| Extent | 3 ms sheets |
| Format | Photograph/drawing/painting/print |
| Description | Hugh FALCONER, sketches of the geology of the River Jumna, India, after Captain Edward Smith of the Bengal Engineers, 1865. |
| Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
| Language | English |
| Publication Note | From a paper read before the Society, 22 March 1865, and published as: Falconer, H. "On the asserted Occurrence of Human Bones in the ancient Fluviatile Deposits of the Nile and Ganges; with comparative Remarks on the Alluvial Formation of the two Valleys", 'Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society', vol 21, (1865), pp372-389. Smith is cited on p378, including his paper on the area: Smith, E. "Observations on the Jumna River", 'Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal', vol 3, p622. |
| ArchNote | Description by John Thackray |
| CreatorName | FALCONER | Hugh | 1808-1865 | palaeontologist and naturalist |
| Term | Rivers |