The mineral kingdom

1859

Digitized in entirety, this first English edition of the German Das Mineralreich in Bildern (Stuttgart, 1858) contains 24 lithographed plates with one chromolithograph and 22 hand-colored illustrations of 288 minerals, including gemstones and precious metals. Of particular note is a five-page table of the chemical elements (pp. 7-11), consisting of two parts: I. Metalloids, non metallic elements; and II. Metals.

Author	Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
Publisher	Edmonston and Douglas
Place of publication	Scotland--Edinburgh
Format	Image Text
Original file type	TIFF
Genre	Lithographs Publications Rare books
Extent	37 cm. L 70 pages
Language	English
Subject	Chemical elements Metals Mineralogy Precious metals Precious stones Semimetals
Rights	Public Domain Mark 1.0
Credit line	Courtesy of Science History Institute

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Department	Library
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Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob). The Mineral Kingdom. Edinburgh, Scotland: Edmonston and Douglas, 1859. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/pr76f4633.

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