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Report on the geology, mineralogy, botany, and zoology of Massachusetts : made and published by order of the government of that state : in four parts: Part I. Economical geology. Part II. T opographical geology. Part III. Scientific geology. Part IV. Catalogues of animals and plants : with a descriptive list of the specimens of rocks and minerals collected for the government : illustrated by numer...

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Author:
Massachusetts Geological Survey  Search this
Hitchcock, Edward 1793-1864  Search this
Former owner:
Tucker, Marcia Brady DSI  Search this
Mearns, Edgar Alexander 1856-1916 DSI  Search this
Merrill, George P (George Perkins) 1854-1929 DSI  Search this
Physical description:
xii, 700 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. + 1 atlas (19 leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., cross sections, maps, table ; 23 x 29 cm.)
Type:
Electronic resources
Place:
Massachusetts
Date:
1833
Notes:
The report is accompanied by an atlas, with cover title on printed paper label: Plates illustrating the geology & scenery of Massachusetts. Some plates signed: Mrs. Hitchcock, del.; Pendleton's Lithogy. Boston. The geological map of Massachusetts is signed: Edwd. Hitchcock.
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Also issued online.
SCNHRB has three copies.
SCNHRB c. 1 (39088002021335) imperfect: lacking the atlas of plates.
SCNHRB c. 1 has the pencilled Tucker collational notes.
SCNHRB c. 1 bound in modern brown cloth, title in gilt on spine; uncut.
SCNHRB c. 2 (39088000643486) imperfect: lacking the atlas of plates.
SCNHRB c. 2 inscribed in ink at head of title: Edgar A. Mearns.
SCNHRB c. 2 stamped on t.p.: Mearns Collection; Smithsonian Institution National Museum [ms. acc. no.] 234384 [and] Smithsonian Libraries May 12 1987.
SCNHRB c. 2 has pencilled ms. notes and markings in Part IV.
SCNHRB c. 2 bound in green library buckram, title in gilt on spine.
SCNHRB c. 3 (39088007924145) imperfect: lacking all after p. 692 and atlas of plates.
SCNHRB c. 3 has the bookplate of George P. Merrill, U.S.N.M.
SCNHRB c. 3 bound in old purple cloth; uncut; housed in a brown library buckram box.
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Contents:
Pt. I. Economical geology -- pt. II. Topographical geology -- pt. III. Scientific geology -- pt. IV. Catalogues of animals and plants
Topic:
Geology  Search this
Mineralogy  Search this
Botany  Search this
Zoology  Search this
Call number:
QE123 .A23 1833
QE123.A23
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_74700