Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Henry Edward Bunbury

• Reference:GB 237 Coll-203/4/13
• Dates of Creation:4 February 1857
• Name of Creator:
  Bunbury, Sir Henry Edward, 7th Baronet of Mildenhall, Sussex (England)
• Language of Material:English
• Physical Description:
  1 leaf

• Scope and Content

  Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Henry Edward Bunbury regarding the eruption of Mount Etna on the 29 March 1809. He mentions volcanic activity on Etna prior to the eruption in the form of vents in the earth which issues steam and flames and that the volcano sent up jets of water during the eruption which, when falling on the lava flows, resulted in a series of explosions, 4 February 1857.

• Subjects

  Eruptions

  Vents, Volcanic

  Volcanic Activity

• Personal Names

  Bunbury, Sir Henry Edward, 7th Baronet of Mildenhall, Sussex (England)

  Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist)

• Geographical Names

  Etna, Mount, Italy