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Tabular view of characteristic British fossils, stratigraphically arranged

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  • Object Type
  • Name/Title
    Tabular view of characteristic British fossils, stratigraphically arranged
  • Primary Maker
  • Contributor/Publisher
    J. Tennant
  • Place
  • Date
    1858?
  • Physical Description

    1 volume (4 folded charts ; 8, 4, 2 pages) : illustrations (some colour) ; 25 cm

  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

    1 item in this collection. View all items.

  • Subject Category
  • Provenance Details
    Inscribed in inside front cover: Charles H. Gatty, August 25th 1855, From G.G.
  • Content
    Chart 1 : Cainozoic [Cenozoic] or Tertiary
    Chart 2 : Secondary
    Chart 3 : Mesozoic
    Chart 4 : Palaeozoic or Primary
    Geological notes / John Morris
    On visual education as applies to geology, illustrated by diagrams and models of the geological restorations at the crystal palace / by B. Waterhouse Hawkins
    Abstract on a lecture on mineralogy & its application to geology & the arts, given at St. Martin's Hall, Long Acre, August 4 1854, in connection with the educational exhibition of the society of arts / by Professor J. Tennant.
  • Public Access Text

    Cover title. Originally compiled, edited and engraved by J. W. Lowry. Diagrams drawn by C. R. Bone. Other copies found online have publication details as: London: E. Stanford, [1853] and London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1853. "Rept by J. Tennant, 149, Strand, London."--Cover. Four large folding plates, mounted on canvas.

    AWMM copy also includes 3 articles bound at back, and 1 loose card with hand-drawn and coloured illustration entitled 'Geographical section of the Isle of Arran from North to South.' Tipped-in advert on inside-front cover reads: J. Tennant, Mineralogist to Her Majesty, 149, Strand, London. Minerals, shells and fossils for the cabinet, or arranged by collections, to facilitate the study of Mineralogy, Conchology or Geology. From two to fifty guineas each.'

  • Collection Type
    Reserve Collection
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    19 Dec 2023
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