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Notes, cuttings and pamphlets on prehistoric Swiss implements

Department Archive
Collection George Finlay Papers
Reference No. FIN/GF/C/06
Level Item
Dimensions 21 x 27 cm
Dates 1847-1861
Donor/Creator Finlay, George
Scope and Content Black cloth, 'Swiss Antiquities' on spine in gilt, handwritten notes, printed pamphlets and cuttings pasted in, with 9 loose letters and papers, paginated pp. 1-147, bound. Includes loose note by Joan Hussey that something is missing betwen p1 and p21.

Contents listed by George Finlay as follows:

Contents of this Volume
How Indians make Stone Arrowheads from Mr Maltby
Stone Instruments and relics in Mr Finlay's possession
Dighton Sculptured rock Massachusetts
Prehistoric Times by Sir John Lubbock (Athenaeum)
Denmark in the early Iron age by Conrad Engelhardt (The Times)
The Lake Dwellings of Switzerland by Ferdinand Keller (The Times)
Letter from Mr Sharman (The Times)
Prehistoric Canada
Die Pfahlbau Alterthümer in Moosseedorf im Canton Bern von Alb Jahn und Joh Uhlmann Bern 1857
Die Keltische Alterthümer der Schweiz von Alb Jahn with plate. Bern 1860
Extracted from the Swiss Newspaper Der Bund
Die Schweizerischen Pfahlbauten der ältesten Zeit von H. Runge
Discoveries in the Swiss lakes Saturday Review by Mr Freeman
Works of Art by primeval man in Europe, Evening Mail
Ethnological Society and Anthropological Society
Treasure Trove by Godfrey Faussett The Times Do by John Evans
Discovery of a manufactory of Stone implements 1864
Letter G. Finlay to Athenaeum on Stone implements 1867
The Great French Exhibition The Times Oct 11, 17. 1867
The Primitive inhabitants of Scandinavia by Sven Nilsen
Falconer's Paleontological Memoirs. The Times April 16. 1868
Opening of a tumulus on the Yorkshire wolds Oct 2. 1867
Mammoths preserved in ice Lake dwelling in Loch Arisaig
Ethnological research and criticism Roman remains at Malton
The Wroxeter Excavations
The Mammoth Cave of Kentucky
Antique treasure trove and Stone implements near York
The Treasure trove of Hildesheim
Letter to the Editor of The Athenaeum June 5. 1869 with <ι>Παρατηρήσεις
Observations on this letter in The Athenaeum
Archeology in England
M.S. Observations on Prehistoric Archaiology in Switzerland and Greece by George Finlay LL.D. Athens 1869 M.S. printed
Wood cuts of specimens in George Finlay's collection
M.S. Observations by Mr von Heldreich on draft of Observations
Collection of Swiss antiquities presented by G. Finlay to the Archaiological Society of Athens
Stone implements found in Greece presented by G. Finlay to the Archaiological Society of Athens
List of Objects sent by Dr Uhlmann to the Archaiological Society and Dr F. Keller's memoirs
Swiss Antiquities of the Stone period in the collection of George Finlay
Instruments of Bone and Horn
From Palestine
Discoveries at Santorin (Thera)
Greek Collection of Mr Finlay. Observations on material of implements
List of the members of the Archaeological Society of Ireland with the publications 1845
Letters and printed note on canton of Solothurn.
(1) T. von Heldreich to George Finlay. 25 March 1869.
Sends 22 'pieces' (stone objects) to George Finlay for the sum of 150 dr. (in French, loose). 3 pp.
(2) George Finlay to Editor of Athenaeum, London. Athens, 10 July 1867.
Account of stone celts found in Greece by George Finlay with sketches (inserted in Athenaeum, 3 August 1867, pp. 147 ff. bound in, pp. 27-30). 4 pp.
(3) T. von Heldreich to George Finlay. 30 September 1870.
Re supplementary payment for stone objects (in French, loose, inserted at p. 57). 2 pp.
(4) George Finlay to Editor of Athenaeum, 20 Wellington St., Strand, London, W.C. Athens, 5 June 1869.
Re similarity of Stone Age implements found in Greece and Switzerland (pub­lished in Athenaeum, 25 June 1869, bound in, pp. 77-8). 2 pp.
(5) Albert Dumont to George Finlay. Athens, n.d. (inserted with material of 1869).
Re discovery of lake dwellings in Macedonia (in French, stuck in at p. 82). 2 pp.
(6) M. Scinas, Chief Librarian of National Library, Athens, Curator of the Numis­matic Museum, to George Finlay. 26 May/7 June 1869.
Acknowledges gift of George Finlay's observations on prehistoric archaeology in Switzerland and Greece (in Greek; loose, at p. 87). 1 p.
(7) C. K. Tuckermann to George Finlay. Athens, 4 June 1869.
Acknowledges gift of archaeological pamphlet; hopes to visit George Finlay's collection of antiquities. Comments on England's friendship for Greece; absorption of Turkey by Russia, and integrity of Greece (loose, at p. 87). 4 pp.
(8) C. K. Tuckermann to George Finlay. Athens, n.d. (inserted with 1869 material).
Requests copies of George Finlay's pamphlet on archaeological remains in Switzerland and Greece to send to the Historical Society and to friends. Note on a passage in Stanhope's Greece on the total Greek population 1823-4 (loose, at p. 87). 2 pp.
(9) Baron de Bonstetten to George Finlay. Eichenbühl, près Thoune (Suisse), 21 July n.y. Asks for information on Greek bronze objects found in tombs (in French, loose; at end). 4 pp.
(10) George Finlay to C. Lyall, Foreign Secretary to the Geological Society, London. Athens, 25 February 1837.
Sends Geological Society of London duplicates of fossil bones discovered by George Finlay at Pikermi in Attica (loose at end). 3 pp.
(11) Sir Edmund Lyons to George Finlay. Athens, 24 February, 1837.
Re transport of box with duplicates of fossil bones to England (loose at end). 3 pp.
(12) Printed note on canton of Solothurn (loose at end).
Notes Letters that reference two dates 12 days apart, eg. 24 April/6 May 1828, are referring to both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Greece was one of the last European countries to adopt the Gregorian calendar. At this time, the Julian calendar was 12 days behind the Gregorian.