GB 0402 LAL - LUCAS, Louis Arthur (1851-1876)

1 oversized box and 7 files

GB 0402 LAL 1876 Collection level 1 oversized box and 7 files Lucas , Louis Arthur , 1851-1876 , explorer

Born, 1851, educated at University College School; read chemistry at University College London; ascended Mont Blanc, 1870; visited the USA and Canada, 1872; Egypt, 1873; expedition to find the source of the Congo, 1875-1876; died on the expedition 1876; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1875-1876.

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Papers of Louis Lucas, 1876, including aneroid observations for altitude of Khartoum, 1876 enclosing a report by J A Grant and a further report by R Strachan; five leatherbound notebooks containing botanical notes, topographical notes and lists of stores and instruments.

Original order.

Accessible via The Foyle Reading Room. Free of charge for Fellows, Members and those with valid academic identification. All other users pay a charge and must bring identification in order to register on arrival.

Photocopying at the discretion of the Archivist and subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.

English

Card index.

Royal Geographical Society Correspondence Block 1871-80. Ref: RGS/CB6/1435.

Prepared by Archives volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Sources: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of London, Vol. 21, No. 5 (1876 - 1877), pp. 418-421.

ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA.

15th November, 2001. Oct 2008. Lucas , Louis Arthur , 1851-1876 , explorer Botany Geographical exploration Geography Geographical data Geomorphology Topography Khartoum Sudan East Africa

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Papers of Louis Lucas, 1876, including aneroid observations for altitude of Khartoum, 1876 enclosing a report by J A Grant and a further report by R Strachan; five leatherbound notebooks containing botanical notes, topographical notes and lists of stores and instruments.

Original order.

Accessible via The Foyle Reading Room. Free of charge for Fellows, Members and those with valid academic identification. All other users pay a charge and must bring identification in order to register on arrival.

Photocopying at the discretion of the Archivist and subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.

• inglês

• latim

English

Royal Geographical Society Correspondence Block 1871-80. Ref: RGS/CB6/1435.

Card index.

ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA.

• inglês