Notes and correspondence on the geology of Forfarshire

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In 1822 Charles Lyell began a geological survey of the County of Forfarshire for Dr John McCulloch who was preparing a geological map of Scotland. He combined the study with a long trip to his parental estate where he also entertained Professor William Hooker. Lyell returned in 1824 to complete 2/3 of the survey, with the companionship firstly of a Captain Ogilvy and later the Rev William Buckland. The studies led to his first published paper On a Recent Formation of Freshwater Limestone in Forfarshire, (1826) which he read at the Geological Society of London in 1824 and was later published in their transactions.

The notes and correspondence on the Geology of Forfarshire consist of:

• notes
• sketchbooks
• geological cross sections
• correspondence

• Geological Cross sections
• Geological Mapping
• Geological Surveys

• Buckland | William | 1784-1856 | geologist
• Hooker | Sir | William | 1785-1865 | professor of botany, University of Glasgow
• Lyell | Sir | Charles | 1797-1875 | geologist
• Mcculloch | John | 1773-1835 | geologist
• Ogilvy | Captain | fl1824 |

• Forfar (Scotland : County)