1862 Volcano Geology Volcanology Vesuvius Eruption Pompeii Illustrated Scrope

1862 Volcano Geology Volcanology Vesuvius Eruption Pompeii Illustrated Scrope

 

The earliest systematic treatise on volcanology!

 

George Scrope was a 19^th-century English geologist known for his studies and surveys on volcanoes and volcanic regions in France. As a young adult, he took a special interest and fascination in Mounts Vesuvius and Etna while he lived in Naples. He personally witnessed the 1822 Venusian eruption which sparked a lifelong love of volcanism. After studying volcanoes for a few years, he published ‘Considerations on Volcanos’, which was solely responsible for establishing new geological theories on the Earth.

 

Reissued and retitled multiple times following the initial release, ‘Volcanos’ is

“regarded as the earliest systematic treatise on volcanology and the first attempt to frame a … theory of volcanic action and … show the part volcanoes have played in the Earth’s History.” (EB, 2008)

 

Item number: #5093

Price: $499

 

SCROPE, George Poulett

 

Volcanos : the character of their phenomena, their share in the structure and composition of the surface of the globe, and their relation to its internal forces ; with a descriptive catalogue of all known volcanos and volcanic formations ; with a map of the volcanic areas of the globe

 

London : Longmans, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1862.

 

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • [xi], 490
  • Illustrated with in-text figures and an impressive folding world map of volcanic activity
• References: Sabin 78509; Encyclopedia Britannica 2008;
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
• Size: ~9in X 6in (22.5cm x 15cm)
• Quite rare with no other example for sale worldwide at present

 

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