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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters to John Murray, publishers, from Charles Lyell |
| Date | 7 Jan 1840 - 4 Nov 1859 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Author | Lyell, Charles |
| Theme | The Sciences |
| Description | Letters from Charles Lyell, presumably to John Murray III, which touch upon Reverend Joseph Sterling's poetry, the scientific writings of Henri Milne-Edwards, Darwin, advertisements, and illustrations for "Faust" and "Divine Comedy". Lyell also discusses assembling plates for the printer, Sir Henry Bunbury informing Napoleon of his exile to St Helena and "Elements of Geology". Letters are arranged chronologically and those that have a supplied year and no other date are placed at the end of the relevant year. |
| Folio Information |
1840: folios 1-8; 1841: folios 9-11; 1842: folios 12-13; 1843: folios 14-18; 1844: folios 19-20; 1845: folios 21-36; 1846: folios 37-42; 1847: folios 43-54; 1848: folios 55-56; 1849: folios 57-67; 1850: folios 68-79; 1851: folios 80-88; 1853: folios 89-102; 1854: folios 103-104; 1855: folios 105-106; 1856: folios 107-108; 1857: folio 109; 1858: folios 110-113; 1859: folios 114-115. |
| Keywords | geology authors science advertising printing illustration finance history copyright |
| People | Lyell, Charles Sterling, Reverend Joseph Bunbury, Henry (7th Baronet) Bonaparte, Napoleon Darwin, Charles |
| Places | London; Birmingham; United Kingdom; Paris; France; Boston; United States |
| NLS Collection | Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers |
| NLS Reference | MS.40728 |
| 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 |