Box 606754147
Container
Contains 20 Results:
Notebooks, 1857-1863
File
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 28-46
Mostly leather-bound with clasps, containing Thornton's geological notes and observations, extracts, calculations, sketches, and a few diary entries. Most of the notebooks have a slip of paper inside the cover giving dates and brief notes about contents, from which most notebook titles in this finding aid are taken.
Extents: 19 Volumes
Dates:
1857-1863
Notebook inscribed with Thornton's name and an address at Bradford, Yorks, and containing notes of geological work in England, 1857
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 28
Notebook: 'Mar 10th 1858 to May 30th 1858', 1858
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 29
'Voyage out and arrival at mouth of Zambesi. MaRobert assembled by May 19 - 'took trial trip'. May 21. The Pearl signalled that a steamer would be of great assistance. We went down and Capt. B. got blowing up from Dr L. Sounding in mouth of Zambesi'.
Extents: 1 volume
Dates:
1858
Notebook: 'June 1st 1858 to June 27. July 9 to Aug 3rd 1858. Very import. Details of finding passage in River. Livingstone and Bedingfield altercation', 1858
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 30
Notebook: 'Aug 24 1858 to Dec 21st 1858. Geologically impt. Livingstone and Kirk frequently mentd', 1858
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 31
Notebook: 'Jan 13 1859 to Mar 21st. June 21 to July 15 1859. Wrote to Dr L. Feb 24. Dr L's official discharge to T', 1859
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 32
Notebook: '1859 19th July to Oct 17. Geological - Gold - Livingstone', 1859
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 33
Expedition with Portuguese traders.
Extents: 1 volume
Dates:
1859
Notebook: 'R. Thornton, Zumbo. Oct 18th 1859...to the end of Jan 1860', 1859-1860
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 34
Notebook: 'From 3/2/60 to June 16 1860', 1860
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 35
Notebook: '9 July 1860 Sep 17 1860. Mostly geological notes and Surveys', 1860
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 36
Notebook: 'Sep 20 1860 to Nov 11th', 1860
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 37
Notebook: 'From Nov 11th 1860 to Jany 10 1861', 1860-1861
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 38
Notebook: 'April-May 18', 1861
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 39
Notebook: '1861 May 14th to...' 5 Aug, 1861
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 40
Kilimanjaro expedition with Baron von der Decken.
Extents: 1 volume
Dates:
1861
Notebook: 'Zambesi - Mr C. Livingstone', 1862
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 41
Notebook: 'June 1862 and Nov 1862 [at Shupanga]. Geological notes and Lists', 1862
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 42
Notebook: Expedition with Dr Krapf to Pangani River, 1862
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 43
Notebook: 'Nov 26 '62 to Dec 10 '62', 1862
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 44
Notebook: 'Dec 10th 1862 to Feb 26th 1863. Two months before his death, and when he rejoins Dr L. References to Dr L. [d. 21 Apr 1863]', 1862-1863
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 45
Notebook: 'Feb 17 1863 to Mar 31 1863', 1863
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 46