GeoSciences
New addition: Royal Geographical Society (Wiley Digital Archives)
The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) digital archive contains more than 150,000 maps, charts and atlases complemented by manuscripts, field notes and expedition reports. It includes primary source material related to colonization, de-colonization, British Empire, religion, ritual, art, language, politics, and climate change. The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) digital archive contains more than 150,000 maps, charts and atlases complemented by manuscripts, field notes and expedition reports. It includes primary source material related to colonization, de-colonization, British Empire, religion, ritual, art, language, politics, and climate change.
- Royal Geographical Society (with Institute of British Geographers) – by Wiley Digital Archives This link opens in a new window The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) digital archive contains more than 150,000 maps, charts and atlases complemented by manuscripts, field notes, expedition reports. Includes primary source material related to colonization, de-colonization, British Empire, polar and desert expeditions.
Archival and manuscript resources
Section of Part of Forfarshire from N.N.S. From Glen Moy Through the Bahie Loch to Dundee, c1822-1824. Papers of Sir Charles Lyell, Coll-203/3/3. Edinburgh University Library Special Collections.
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The Centre for Research Collections houses the University of Edinburgh's cultural and heritage collections. The Science and Engineering Resources include a guide to institutional records that cover the history of science and engineering at the University of Edinburgh, as well as institutional records and personal papers for major figures in geology and geography, including Charles Lyell, Archibald Geikie and Patrick Geddes.