RECORD: Freshfield, Douglas W. 1896. [Recollection of Darwin and Lyell in 1869]. The exploration of the Caucasus, vol. 1, p. 10.
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 10.2022. RN1
NOTE: See the record for this item in the Freeman Bibliographical Database by entering its Identifier here. Douglas William Freshfield (1845-1934) was a lawyer, mountaineer, author and editor of the Alpine Journal 1872-1880.
Mr. Darwin told me that in 1869 Sir Charles Lyell, holding my book in his hand, had greeted him with the exclamation, 'No lakes in the Caucasus!"
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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