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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters to John Murray, publishers, from Charles Lyell, with an additional letter to John Gibson Lockhart |
| Date | 4 Aug 1826 - 20 Dec 1834 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Author | Lyell, Charles |
| Theme | The Sciences |
| Description | Letters are primarily addressed to John Murray II, but this item also includes letters to John Murray III and another to John Gibson Lockhart. The letters are arranged chronologically. Lyell touches on topics including the "Quarterly Review", errata in his works, a geological expedition to Germany, a second edition of his work, illustrations for "Principles of Geology", other geologists, and works of Lord Byron. |
| Folio Information |
1826: folios 1-3; 1827: folios 4-21; 1829: folios 22-35; 1830: folios 36-47; 1831: folios 48-57; 1832: folios 58-92; 1833: folios 93-118; 1834: folios 119-141* *Folios 139-140: letter, 1 December 1834, of Lyell to John Gibson Lockhart informing him that the Royal Society has awarded “Principles of Geology” the Royal Medal. |
| Keywords | geology authors Quarterly Review illustration publishing finance travel and exploration |
| People | Lyell, Charles Lockhart, John Gibson Murray, John II Murray, John III Byron, George Gordon (6th Baron Byron) |
| Places | Kirriemuir; Angus; Scotland; Paris; France; London; United Kingdom; Germany |
| NLS Collection | Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers |
| NLS Reference | MS.40726 |
| Disclaimer | Folio information comes from the library catalogue and is correct to the best of our knowledge. |
| Copyright and Source Archive | The National Library of Scotland |