| Reference number | CLP/7ii/12 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'An account of some observations relating to natural history made in a journey to the peak in Derbyshire [England]' by J [John] Martyn |
| Date | 1728 |
| Description | Martyn opens by stating that 'the peak in Derbyshire, having hitherto been described in scarce any other light, than as a place composed of wonders; I was not a little desirous to make some enquiry into the nature of a place generally esteemed one of the most surprizing of our own country.' He presents his observations on the peak.
Subject: Geography
Read to the Royal Society on 13 February 1728
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'An account of some observations relating to natural history, made in a journey to the Peak in Derbyshire' |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 19p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1729.0005 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8396 | Martyn; John (1699 - 1768) | 1699 - 1768 |