COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0920426dc
Reference Number:
R209896
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Barrier coral-reefs
Parent Work Title:
Geological observations on coral reefs, volcanic islands, and on South America: being the geology of the voyage of the Beagle, under the command of Captain FitzRoy, R.N., during the years 1832 to 1836 / By Charles Darwin, M.A., F.R.S., F.G.S, naturalist to the expedition. With numerous illustrations and maps.
Creator:
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1851
Publication Details:
London: Smith, Elder & Co., 65, Cornhill
Page/Sheet:
Plate, opposite page 214
Image Sequence Number:
214a
Description:
Illustration: Showing the resemblance between barrier coral-reefs surrounding mountainous islands, and atolls or lagoon-islands.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Language:
English
Subject:
Voyages and travels
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Illustrated works
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Places Covered:
South America
People Covered:
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Manchester Museum (University of Manchester) ( former owner)
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Copyright of The University of Manchester
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2009-04
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2018-06
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Barrier coral-reefs
