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Travels in England, Scotland, and the Hebrides: Undertaken for the Purpose of Examining the State of the Arts, the Sciences, Natural History and Manners, in Great Britain, Vol. 2
- containing mineralogical descriptions of the country round Newcastle ; of the mountains of Derbyshire ; of the environs of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth, and St. Andrews ; of Inverary, and other parts of Argyleshire ; and of the cave of Fingal.
- 1799
Volume two of the first English translation of a work by French geologist Faujas-de-St.-Fond (1741-1819). The original French, Voyage en Angleterre, en Écosse, et aux Îles Hébrides was published two years prior, in…
- Publisher Ridgway, James
- Author Faujas-de-St.-Fond, cit. (Barthélemy), 1741-1819
- Subject Faujas-de-St.-Fond, cit. (Barthélemy), 1741-1819, Great Britain, Voyages and travels, Science, Scotland, Geology, Science--Study and teaching, Geikie, Archibald, 1835-1924, Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820, Europe--British Isles, England, Cavallo, Tiberius, 1749-1809, Lettsom, John Coakley, 1744-1815, Sheldon, John, 1752-1808, Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herschel, John F. W. (John Frederick William), 1792-1871, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, British Museum, England--Newcastle upon Tyne, Coal trade, Henry, Thomas, 1734-1816, Watt, James, 1736-1819, Priestly, Joseph, 1733-1804, Black, Joseph, 1728-1799, Wedgewood, Josiah, 1730-1795, Iron-works
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Inside of the Cottage of Mac Nab, a Blacksmith at Dalmally Who Possesses Some Fragments of the Poetry of Ossian
- 1799
This plate depicts the workshop of Mac Nab, a man Faujas de-St.-Fond (1741-1819) came across in his travels across Scotland. It shows Mac Nab presenting de-St.-Fond and his fellow travelers with a "large buckler, of a…
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Iron stone and ligusticum scoticum
- 1799
This plate is of two botanical samples found by Faujas de-St.-Fond (1741-1819) during his travels. On page 190 de-St.-Fond says of the Iron ore pictures, "This species of iron is obtained in great abundance from a…
- Publisher Ridgway, James
- Author Faujas-de-St.-Fond, cit. (Barthélemy), 1741-1819
- Artist Faujas-de-St.-Fond, cit. (Barthélemy), 1741-1819
- Subject Faujas-de-St.-Fond, cit. (Barthélemy), 1741-1819, Great Britain, Travel, Voyages and travels, Science, Scotland, Geology, Science--Study and teaching, Coal trade, Licorice-root
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Section of Strata to the Low Main Coal at St. Anthon's Colliery
- Containing Mineralogical Descriptions of the Country Round Newcastle; of the Mountains of Derbyshire; of the Environs of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth, and St. Andrews; of Inverary, and Other Parts of Argyleshire; and of the Cave of Fingal. In Two Volumes With Plates/Translated From the French of B. Faujas Saint-Fond.
- 1799
This plate depicts a section of the strata to the low main coal at St. Anthon's Colliery near Newcastle upon Tyne. The left-hand side of the graph shows a ruler denoting the different layers on a scale of fathoms. A…
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Travels in England, Scotland, and the Hebrides: Undertaken for the Purpose of Examining the State of the Arts, the Sciences, Natural History and Manners, in Great Britain, Vol. 1
- Containing Mineralogical Descriptions of the Country Round Newcastle; of the Mountains of Derbyshire; of the Environs of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth, and St. Andrews; of Inverary, and Other Parts of Argyleshire; and of the Cave of Fingal. In Two Volumes With Plates/Translated From the French of B. Faujas Saint-Fond
- 1799
This book is volume 1 of 2 the first English translation of two books written by French geologist Faujas-de-St.-Fond (1741-1819), done in 1799, two years after the original French was published. In 1784 de-St.-Fond…
- Publisher Ridgway, James
- Author Faujas-de-St.-Fond, cit. (Barthélemy), 1741-1819
- Subject Faujas-de-St.-Fond, cit. (Barthélemy), 1741-1819, Great Britain, Travel, Voyages and travels, Science, Scotland, Scotland--Edinburgh, Scotland--Hebrides, Geology, Islands, Science--Study and teaching, Scotland--Glasgow, Geikie, Archibald, 1835-1924, Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820, Europe--British Isles, England--London, Cavallo, Tiberius, 1749-1809, Lettsom, John Coakley, 1744-1815, Sheldon, John, 1752-1808, Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herschel, John F. W. (John Frederick William), 1792-1871, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, British Museum, England--Newcastle upon Tyne, Coal trade, Henry, Thomas, 1734-1816, Watt, James, 1736-1819, Priestly, Joseph, 1734-1816, Black, Joseph, 1728-1799, Scotland--Prestonpans, Wedgewood, Josiah, 1730-1795, Iron-works, Scotland--Fingal's Cave
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Voyage en Angleterre, en Ecosse et Aux Iles Hebrides: Ayant Pour Objet les Sciences, les Arts, L'histoire Naturelle et les Moeurs Avec la Description Mineralogique, Vol. 2
- Travels in England, Scotland, and the Hebrides: undertaken for the purpose of examining the state of the arts, the sciences, natural history and manners, in Great Britain : containing mineralogical descriptions, vol. 2
- 1797
This book is volume 2 of 2 books written by French geologist Faujas-de-St.-Fond (1741-1819). In 1784 he traveled throughout England, Scotland, and the Hebrides. While the original publication is written in French,…
- Author Faujas-de-St.-Fond, cit. (Barthélemy), 1741-1819
- Publisher Jansen, H. J.
- Subject Geology, Great Britain, Scotland, England, Travel, France--Paris, Scotland--Edinburgh, Scotland--St. Andrews, Scotland--Hebrides, Faujas-de-St.-Fond, cit. (Barthélemy), 1741-1819, Islands, Science, Science--Study and teaching, Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820, Europe--British Isles, England--London, Cavallo, Tiberius, 1749-1809, Lettsom, John Coakley, 1744-1815, Sheldon, John, 1752-1808, Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herschel, John F. W. (John Frederick William), 1792-1871, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, British Museum, England--Newcastle upon Tyne, Coal trade, Henry, Thomas, 1734-1816, Watt, James, 1736-1819, Priestly, Joseph, 1733-1804, Black, Joseph, 1728-1799, Scotland--Prestonpans, Voyages and travels, Wedgewood, Josiah, 1730-1795, Iron-works, Scotland--Fingal's Cave
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Voyage en Angleterre, en Ecosse et Aux Iles Hebrides: Ayant Pour Objet les Sciences, les Arts, L'histoire Naturelle et les Moeurs Avec la Description Mineralogique, Vol. 1
- Travels in England, Scotland, and the Hebrides: undertaken for the purpose of examining the state of the arts, the sciences, natural history and manners, in Great Britain : containing mineralogical descriptions, vol. 1
- 1797
This book is volume 1 of 2 books written by French geologist Faujas-de-St.-Fond (1741-1819). In 1784 he traveled throughout England, Scotland, and the Hebrides. While the original publication is written in French,…
- Author Faujas-de-St.-Fond, cit. (Barthélemy), 1741-1819
- Publisher Jansen, H. J.
- Subject Geology, Great Britain, Scotland, England, Travel, Botany, France--Paris, Scotland--Edinburgh, Scotland--St. Andrews, Scotland--Hebrides, Faujas-de-St.-Fond, cit. (Barthélemy), 1741-1819, Voyages and travels, Islands, Science, Science--Study and teaching, Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820, Europe--British Isles, England--London, Cavallo, Tiberius, 1749-1809, Lettsom, John Coakley, 1744-1815, Sheldon, John, 1752-1808, Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herschel, John F. W. (John Frederick William), 1792-1871, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, British Museum, England--Newcastle upon Tyne, Coal trade, Henry, Thomas, 1734-1816, Watt, James, 1736-1819, Priestly, Joseph, 1733-1819, Black, Joseph, 1728-1799, Scotland--Prestonpans, Wedgewood, Josiah, 1730-1795, Iron-works, Scotland--Fingal's Cave