Ref NoLDGSL/90
TitleWatercolour of strata on the lower rapid of the Msta, above Borovichy
Date[1816-1821]
LevelFile
Extent1 ms sheet
FormatMap/section
DescriptionWatercolour drawing of the 'Strata on the lower rapid of the Msta, above Borovichy, in the Government of Great Novgorod, at low water, looking down the river from the right bank', by William Thomas Horner Fox STRANGWAYS, [1816-1821]. On the reverse of the drawing is a key to the colours used.
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Administrative HistoryStrangways is known to be in Russia between December 1816 and June 1820.
ProvenanceAlthough not signed, the style of the drawing is very similar to other Strangways illustrations published in the 'Transactions'.
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageEnglish
Publication NoteAccompanying paper read before the Society, 21 March 1821, and published as: Strangways, W T H F, "An Outline of the Geology of Russia", 'Transactions of the Geological Society of London', series 2, vol 1 (1822) pp1-39. Drawing not published, but site mentioned pp14-15.
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameSTRANGWAYS | William Thomas Horner Fox | 4th Earl of Ilchester | 1795-1865 | diplomat and politician 
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/168STRANGWAYS; William Thomas Horner Fox (1795-1865); 4th Earl of Ilchester; diplomat and politician1795-1865
Places
CodePlaceName
NA145Northern Europe
NA138Russia
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