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The Silurian system, founded on geological researches in the counties of Salop, Hereford, Radnor, Montgomery, Caermarthen, Brecon, Pembroke, Monmouth, Gloucester, Worcester, and Stafford : with descriptions of the coalfields and overlying formations   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Author
Murchison, Roderick Impey, Sir, 1792-1871
Murray, John, 1778-1843, publisher
Clive, Harriet Windsor, 1797-1869, illustrator
Ince, Joseph Murray, 1806-1859, illustrator
Murchison, Charlotte, 1788-1869, illustrator
Phillips, Mrs., active 1839, illustrator
Salter, John William, 1820-1869, illustrator
Stackhouse Acton, Frances, 1794-1881 or 1882, illustrator
Traherne, Charlotte Louisa, -1880, illustrator
Webster, Thomas, 1773-1844, illustrator
Whymper, Josiah Wood, 1813-1903, illustrator
Picken, Andrew, 1815-1845, lithographer
Scharf, George, 1788-1860, lithographer
Taylor, Richard, 1781-1858, printer
Taylor, John Edward, active 1840-1855, printer
Hullmandel, Charles Joseph, 1789-1850, printer of plates
Gardner, James, publisher and engraver, engraver
Day & Haghe, lithographer
J. Hatchard and Son, binder. DSI
Burndy Library, donor. DSI
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The Silurian system, founded on geological researches in the counties of Salop, Hereford, Radnor, Montgomery, Caermarthen, Brecon, Pembroke, Monmouth, Gloucester, Worcester, and Stafford : with descriptions of the coalfields and overlying formations
Volume v.2 (1839)
Publisher
London : John Murray, Albemarle Street
Description
statement of responsibility: by Roderick Impey Murchison ; in two parts
"London: printed by Richard and John E. Taylor, Red Lion Court, Fleet Street"--Verso of title page
The plates and maps have various illustrators and engravers. Some of the illustrators include: Charlotte Murchison; Mrs. Traherne; Lady Ht. Clive; Mr. R.W. Evans; Ince; Mrs. Phillips; T. Webster; J.W. Salter; J.W. Whymper; and Frances Stackhouse Acton. The maps were engraved by J. Gardner. Lithographers include: A. Picken; G. Scharf; and Day & Haghe. Some plates were printed by C. Hullmandel
Paged continuously. Volume 1: xxxii, 576 pages, [16] unnumbered leaves of plates; volume 2: [5], 580-768 pages, plates numbered 1-27, 29-37 and 2 bis, 7 bis, 15 bis, and 16 bis. Plate number 28 was apparently not issued
List of subscribers: volume 1, pages [vii]-xii
The slipcase contains an engraved and hand-colored map made up of three separate linen-backed folded panels. Each panel unfolds to 94 x 51 cm
A printed errata slip is pasted in volume 1 (page [xxvi]), beginning: "N.B. Although the words 'Caradoc sandstone' are prefixed ...."
citation/reference: Dibner Library. Heralds of Science (1980 ed.), 97
citation/reference: Nissen, C. Zoologische Buchillustration, 2944
citation/reference: Challinor, J. History of British geology, 141
Includes bibliographical references and index
Dibner Library. Heralds of Science (1980 ed.)
Nissen, C. Zoologische Buchillustration
Challinor, J. History of British geology
SCDIRB copy (v. 1, 39088005779038; v. 2, 39088005779046; and v. 3=slipcase, 39088005779053) has bookplate: Burndy Library ... gift of Bern Dibner. Herald of Science no. 97
SCDIRB copy of volumes 1 and 2 has old gilt-tooled full leather bindings with raised bands, faux marbled endpapers and edges, and green silk ribbon page markers, signed by the binder: Hatchard & Son. Volume 3 (=slipcase) matches the materials of the two bound volumes

Subjects: Geology; Geology, Stratigraphic
Language eng
Publication date 1839
publication_date QS:P577,+1839-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Current location
IA Collections: biodiversity; smithsonian
Accession number
SiluriansystemfIIMurc
Source
https://archive.org/details/SiluriansystemfIIMurc
https://archive.org/download/SiluriansystemfIIMurc/SiluriansystemfIIMurc.pdf

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