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Papers of Sir Charles Lyell
    Correspondence of Sir Charles Lyell
        Correspondence of Sir Charles Lyell, Ca-De

Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Timothy Abbott Conrad

Item Summary

Reference Code

GB 0237 Sir Charles Lyell Gen. 109 Lyell 1/563

Date(s)

17 October 1845

Extent and medium of the unit of description

1

letter

Name of creator

Conrad | Timothy Abbott | American geologist

Scope and Content

Scope and Content

Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Timothy Abbott Conrad describing a voyage to the Gulf of Mexico where he made observations on fossil shells and rock types of the Florida Keys, Tampa Bay and the Mississippi River, 17 October 1845.

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