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Charles Lyell
Charles Lyell, detail of a replica in oil by Lowes Cato Dickinson, 1883; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
During his travels in North America, Charles Lyell visited nearly every part of the United States located east of the Mississippi River, as well as much of eastern Canada.1
Throughout these journeys, he observed numerous significant geological sites, most notably Niagara Falls. His travels were facilitated by the developing infrastructure of the time, and he documented his experiences and observations in books published in 1845 and 1849.1