| Ref No | LDGSL/839/3 |
| Title | Murchison fieldbooks & diaries: England, France, Switzerland, Italy |
| Date | Dec 1815-Oct 1816 |
| Level | File |
| Extent | 1 vol, 68pp |
| Format | Document |
| Description | Nursted [Hants] to Genoa, 4 December 1815 to 18 October 1816:
Nursted (1v); 24 March 1816: Windsor [Berks] (5v); 8 April: Dover [Kent] (8v); the Louvre, Paris (12r); 12 May: Vit[t]eaux, Côté d’Or (17v); 13 May: Dijon (18v); 15 May: Geneva [Switzerland] (20r); 26 May: Lausanne (26v); 1 June: Vevey (28r); 16 June: Bursit Perret [?around Martigny-Ville, Switzerland] (30r); 29 July: Vevey (35r); October: Milan [Italy] (41r); 17 October: Tortona (47r); 18 October: Genoa (50v); notes from his reading in the appendix (pp. 53ff.). [Note: written in volume entitled, ‘The Student’s Journal arranged, printed and ruled, for receiving an account of every day’s employment...’ London, 1815.] |
| Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
| Language | English |
| ArchNote | Description by John Thackray |
| CreatorName | MURCHISON | Sir | Roderick Impey | 1792-1871 | Baronet | geologist and geographer |