Essay on the theory of the earth. . Translated from the French of M. Cuvier, ... With mineralogical notes and an account of Cuvier's geological discoveries, by Professor Jameson.
Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert Cuvier, baron de Cuvier (1769-1832)
Category
Books
Date
1815
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3071867
Summary
Bibliographic description
xvi,332p. . ill.. . 8vo.. Provenance: manuscript inscription on title pages: "Bristol". Binding stamp combining the Hervey and Upton arms [Frederick William Hervey (1769-1859), 1st Marquess of Bristol m.1798 Hon. Elizabeth Albana Upton (1775-1844)]. Binding: Nineteenth-century calf; Hervey armorial stamp; twentieth-century rebacked (i.e. expanded details of armorial, rebacked).
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert Cuvier, baron de Cuvier (1769-1832) Robert Jameson (1774-1854)