Darwin, C. R. Humboldt Personal narrative VI: 586, 25; Notebook RN pp 84, 105, 124. CUL-DAR42.117v Transcribed by John van Wyhe (<em>Darwin Online</em>, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

RECORD: Darwin, C. R. Humboldt Personal narrative VI: 586, 25; Notebook RN pp 84, 105, 124. CUL-DAR42.117v. Transcribed by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed and edited by John van Wyhe 3.2011. RN1

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with the permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR42 contains notes for Darwin's book South America (1846).

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Humboldt vol VI p. 586¹

thinks Tertiary formation of Cumana belongs to West Indian group

p. 25. "Santiago Note book".² some remarks about shoaling of harbours

Elevation. N. America. R. N. p. 84³

Elevation N. of Lima R N. p 105 from Ulloa

Elevation Demerara R. N. p 124

[The three numerical calculations on this page have not been transcribed.]

¹ Humboldt 1819-29, 6: 585-6.

² Santiago notebook, p. 114 (Darwin's page 25).

³ Red notebook, p. 54 etc.

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