RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1881]. [Earthworms – Instructions on engravings]. CUL-DAR65.105,107. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 8.2021. RN1

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin.


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Section A

The original diagrams to be return now to me

Upper bed of mould (9 inches [above] coloured reddish) to be engraved dark as in cut 7. with conventional grass, as it represents dark vegetable mould: draw grass on surface.

Thick next bed with fragments to be shaded differently.

Heaps of black burnt wood – shaded dark, but differently from the mould. Over the black burnt wood an irregular layer of white plaster to be shaded more lightly. Beneath burnt wood floor of small tiles. The part between pencillines to be copied. Cut book close. -

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Section 11.

Mould – engraved dark as in cuts 8, 9, & 10.

"Broken tiles" larger pieces – engraved lightish colour.

"Fine-grained dark rubbish" quite small bits of tiles, engraved rather darker

"Concrete" engraved of very light colour

"White stucco" engraved almost white

"Mud bottom" with some tiles some other style of engraving

"Dark, close substratum" no tiles – engraved darker but not like uppermost mould.


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