The Ancient Volcanoes of Great Britain
Title: The Ancient Volcanoes of Great Britain
Author: Sir Archibald Giekie
Publisher: Macmillan and Co. Ltd., London
Date: 1897
Hardback - 1st Edition in 2 Volumes. Vol. I: xxiv, 477; Volume II: xvi, 492. Illustrated - Vol. I with 175 line drawings; Vol. II: 208 line drwaings. Vol. I has 4 pull out maps - 1st titled: Volcanic Districts of the British Isles; 2nd titled: Cambrian and Silurian volcanic region of Norths Wales; 3rd titled: The Old Red sandstone volcanic region of Lake Caledonia in central Scotland and North Ireland and 4th titled: Carboniferous Volcanoes of Scotland. Vol. II has 3 pull out maps - 1st titled Permian districts of Scotland; 2nd titled Tertiary volcanic region of the West of Scotland and 3rd titled: Tertiary volcanic district of the North-East of Ireland.
Synopsis
The Ancient Volcanoes of Great Britain by Sir Archibald Geikie, published in 1897, is a comprehensive two-volume work that explores the volcanic history of Britain. Geikie, a prominent Scottish geologist and former Director-General of the Geological Survey of Great Britain and Ireland, compiled this study based on extensive fieldwork and research.
The book offers a detailed examination of Britain's volcanic activity from the early Paleozoic to the Permian periods. Geikie systematically documents the locations, structures, and compositions of ancient volcanic formations across regions such as Scotland, northern England, and parts of Ireland. His work includes analyses of various volcanic features, including lava flows, dykes, sills, and volcanic breccias.Reading Rooms
The volumes are richly illustrated, featuring 383 illustrations and seven partially coloured geological maps. Geikie delves into the petrology and stratigraphy of volcanic rocks, discussing their mineralogical characteristics and the processes that led to their formation. He also addresses the broader implications of volcanic activity on the geological evolution of the British Isles.
Geikie's work is considered a seminal contribution to the field of geology, particularly in the study of volcanic phenomena. His meticulous documentation and analysis provided a foundation for future geological research in Britain and influenced the understanding of volcanic processes in a broader context.
Condition Notes
The two volumes have varied presentations. Both Volumes are well bound with bright and clean pages throughout with some spotting and some natural age-related paper tanning.
Volume I presents itself in excellent condition with crips clean cover boardsand just light rubbing and denting to the edges of the boards. Volume II has some water damage to the front board that has left some staining and minor cloth lifting (see iamge). However overall it remains in excellent condition.
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About the Author
Archibald Geikie was born in Edinburgh in 1835. Despite studying Classics his real interest was in Geology stimulated by fossil hunts in the hills south of Edinburgh.
In Mid 19th century Scotland Geology was very much in fashion among the Academic elites the Huttonian Theory, Charles Lyell’s Principles of Geology, and Hugh Miller’s The Old Red Sandstone providing seminal reading for the young Geikie. He travelled widely across Scotland and its Islands
In 1855 at he age of 20 Geikie was appointed to the Geological Survey of Great Britain, under Sir Roderick I. Murchison and then in 1871 he became the first Murchison professor of geology and mineralogy at the University of Edinburgh.
His contribution to British Geology was firmly established when in 1882 Geikie became director general of the Geological Survey of the United Kingdom
Bibliography:
The Story of a Boulder or Gleanings from the Note-book of a Field Geologist - 1858 published byThomas Constable and Co. / Hamilton, Adams, and Co., Edinburgh and London
The Scenery of Scotland - viewed in connection with its physical Geology - 1865 published by Macmillan and Co. Ltd., London
The Ancient Volcanoes of Britain - 1897 published by Macmillan and Co. Ltd., London
Text Book of Geology - Fourth Edition revised and enlarged Sir Archibald Geikie - 1903 published by MacMillan and Co., Ltd., London