Pictorial chart of prehistoric developments in Western Europe

This material is held atArchifdy Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University Archives

  • Reference
    • GB 222 BMSS WBD
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1885 February
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English.
  • Physical Description
    • 1 item

Scope and Content

A pictorial chart of the prehistoric developments in Western Europe by Professor W. Boyd Dawkins. There are descriptive titles of the geologic periods and ages, a summary of their distinctive characteristics, neat drawings in illustration, together with a map of Britain as it would have appeared in the late Pleistocene Period.

Administrative / Biographical History

Sir W. Boyd Dawkins, was a Welshman, born in 1838 at Buttington Rectory. He was a professor at Manchester University and president of the Cambrian Archaeological Association for 6 years. He died in 1929.

Arrangement

Incorporated into the General Collection of Bangor Manuscripts

Access Information

Open to all users.

Note

Description compiled by Elen Wyn Hughes, January 2003.

Other Finding Aids

A typescript catalogue is available at the Archives Department of the University of Wales Bangor. Reference number : General Collection of Bangor Manuscripts 417

Conditions Governing Use

Usual copyright conditions apply. Reprographics are made at the discretion of the Archivist.