Ref NoLDGSL/839/41
TitleMurchison fieldbooks & diaries: Italy
DateSep-Oct 1828
LevelItem
Extent1 volume
FormatDocument
DescriptionRoderick Impey Murchison, fieldbooks & diaries: Italy
26 September 1828 Italy (122pp, no p. 71)
26 September 1828: Bassano [d'Grappa]. Comments from Alberto Parolini, and answers to RIM's queries. Peritz [?] to Asolo (6), Roggia (8). Section from S.E. of Asolo - Possagno 27 September 1828. (11-14). Pen & ink sketch of Temple of Canova at Possagno (15), Scaglia (16), temple (18-19). Sketch [pen & ink] from hill of Possagno E. to the Piave [r.] (20); continuation looking S. (21); view towards plain of Venice (22). Return from Possagno (24-5); St Zenon S. [?], St Hilaria (26-7), Rosinano (28), Bassano (29); section - Canal di Brenta (31-2). "Section from Dolomite of Campesa, thro' the Scaglia, lower Tertiary to the hightest Tertiary on which Bassano stands" [pen & ink, coloured, 35] Sta Agatir [?] (39). Pen & ink section through Monte Glosso (40); list of sections from Campese - Bassano (41-2). Gallery at Bassano - description of pictures (43-6). Cabinet of Alberto Parolini (47-9); garden of Alberto Parolini (50).
28 September: Bassano to Trento - up the Brenta (52); the Brenta canal (54). Sketch of mountains - Carpasce [?] (55). Bridge of Cismon (56). Section through the Canal (or gorge) of the Brenta (56-7) sketch (59). Cliffs at Tezze [sketch] (60). Grigno - "continuation of cliff on right bank of the Brenta" (62); another section of the Brenta (64-5) Oppedaltetto, Val Sugana [section] (66) - Bordo [Valsugana] (68), right bank of the Brenta above Borgo [Valsugana] [sketch] (69). Maso [?], Levico, Lago di Caldonazzo (70). Pergine (72-3), Civezzano, over Scaglia to Silaste [?] (73), Sketch (74). "Contortion of Dolomitic Limestone on the left bank of the Fersina"[sketch] (75). Sketch of Trento (76), quotation from Dante (76-7).
29 September: Trento to Neumarckt or Egna. Lavis, S. Michele [all'Adige] (78), r. Brenta (79); pen & ink sketches of S. Michele and castle on the Adige [r.] (79).
Egna to Cavalese Val Fiemme. Pass of San Lugano, Cadbole (82), Giogo di san Lugano (83); Val di Fiemme by Castello and Cavalese (84), Cavalese (85).
Cavalese to Predazzo to Fassa (87). Pen & ink sketch of Feschale [?] at the hightest point of the dolomites. Mezzavalle (88), Forno - sketches (89), Moena [sketches] (90-1). Val di Fassa to Predazzo (92): "General appearance of red sandstone under the peaks of Dolomite in entering the Val di Fassa from Predazzo" - sketch (93). Valsorda (94); Superposition of granite to limestone in the Dolomites - sketch (95). Valsorda (96): sketch looking up Val Sorda from Medil (97-8). Giacomo Giocomelli (99-101).
1 October 1828: Val Rif and Via Nova (102). Monte Feodale (103), pencil sketch (104) pen & ink sketch of the Val Rif and Via Nova (105). Pen and Ink sketch of section at the Cangocoli of Predazzo (107). Cangocoli to Predazzo (108).
1 October: return from Predazzo to the Val d'Adige (109-112). Brocchi (113-14); books (115-6). Queries (117-18). Pencilled notes (119-21).
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LanguageEnglish
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray
CreatorNameMURCHISON | Sir | Roderick Impey | 1792-1871 | Baronet | geologist and geographer
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/2MURCHISON; Sir; Roderick Impey (1792-1871); Baronet; geologist and geographer1792-1871
DS/UK/2279PAROLINI; Alberto (1788-1867); Italian botanist and naturalist1788-1867
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