Ref NoLDGSL/863
Title'View of raised beach of north Devon as seen under the cliffs of Saunton Down'
Date[pre 1836]
LevelFile
Extent1 small sheet
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionWatercolour and ink 'view of raised beach of north Devon as seen under the cliffs of Saunton Down', by Roderick Impey MURCHISON, [before 1836].
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Administrative HistoryThe numbers on the top left of the page indicate that it was probably removed from one of Murchison's fieldbooks.
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LanguageEnglish
Publication NoteAccompanied paper read before the meeting of 14 December 1836, published as: Sedgwick, A & R I Murchison, "Description of a raised beach in Barnstaple Bay, on the northwest coast of Devonshire", 'Proceedings of the Geological Society of London', vol 2 (1837), pp441-443; Sedgwick, A & R I Murchison, "Description of a Raised Beach in Barnstaple or Bideford Bay, on the North-West Coast of Devonshire", Transactions of the Geological Society, Series 2, vol 3 (1843), pp279-286. A monochrome version of the drawing published on p279.
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameMURCHISON | Sir | Roderick Impey | 1792-1871 | Baronet | geologist and geographer
SubjectRaised beaches
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/2MURCHISON; Sir; Roderick Impey (1792-1871); Baronet; geologist and geographer1792-1871
DS/UK/31SEDGWICK; Adam (1785-1873); geologist1785-1873
Places
CodePlaceName
NA80Devon
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