| Reference number | PT/30/12/3 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Plate, figure 1 showing a topographical sketch of the Mer de Glace by James D [David] Forbes |
| Date | July 1845 |
| Description | Figure 1 showing a topographical sketch of the Mer de Glace near Angle and [Tête de] Trélaporte [in Mont Blanc, France].
Subject: Geology / Physics
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'Illustrations of the viscous theory of glacier motion. -Part II. An attempt to establish by observation the plasticity of glacier ice'.
Written by Forbes in Edinburgh. Received by the Royal Society on 28 July 1845. Read 15 January 1846. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Map |
| Physical description | Topographical sketch on paper |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1843.0067 |
| DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1846.0014 |
| Related records in the catalogue | PT/30/12 |
| PT/30/12 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6280 | Forbes; James David (1809 - 1868); natural philosopher | 1809 - 1868 |