FAUJAS de SAINT-FOND, B.
Voyage en Angleterre, en Écosse, et aux Îles Hébrides; ayant pour objet les sciences, les arts, l'histoire naturelle et les moeurs; avec la description minéralogique du pays de Newcastle, des montagnes du Derbyshire, des environs d'Édinburgh, de Glasgow, de Perth, de S.-Andrews, du duché d'Inverary et de la grotte de Fingal. With 7 folding plates.
Paris, H.J. Jansen, 1797. 2 vols.430, [1]-434, [1] pp. Marbled half-calf, gilt flat spine with red morocco title- and volume labels.
¶ First edition, the English edition appeared in 1799. Barthélemy Faujas de Saint-Fond (1741-1819) was a French geologist and volcanologist. He made in 1784 a tour through England, Scotland and the Hebrides, and visited Fingal's cave which is formed of basalt. He was the first man to realize that it's origin must be volcanic. Athough not all his conclusions were right, this work remains a milestone in geology. (Poggendorff I, p.724) -A very fine copy.
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