Author:

Unknown  Search this

Subject:

Smithson, James 1765-1829  Search this

Physical description:

Color: Black and White; Size: 12w x 8h; Type of Image: Document Medium: Lithograph

Place:

Hebrides

Fingal's Cave

Date:

c.1850s?

Category:

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes:

In 1784 James Smithson went on a geological tour of England and Scotland with the noted French geologist, Barthelemy Faujas de-St.-Fond, William Thornton, and the Italian Count Paolo Andreani. During the trip, Smithson explored this cave to study its basaltic columns.

Summary:

Fingal's Cave in Ireland

Contained within:

Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 7000, Box 5, Folder 6

Contact information:

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Topic:

England  Search this

Geology  Search this

Scientific expeditions  Search this

Standard number:

2005-15070

Restrictions & Rights:

No restrictions

Data Source:

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sic_11614