The Scenery of Scotland - viewed in connection with its physical Geology

First published in 1865 "The Scenery of Scotland" was a culmination of the author's travels around Scotland in which he describes the scenery the country viewed in connection to its physical geology to accompany the publication of a  geological map of Scotland (with Sir Roderick I. Murchison). 

This second edition in 1887 corrected some of the original errors with a final 3rdand final edition published in 1907 correcting the errors of simple Silurian mapping of a large part of the Scottish Highlands by Geikie in 1860 that had hitherto proved to be inaccurate.

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

A fine copy of this 2nd edition. Some fading of the front cover board but still with crispgilt vignette and titles. The overall binding remains strong with clean and bright pages throughout. All pull out diagrams and maps are present and in good condition with some minor tears along the folds.

 

There is a previous owner name and dated 1894 in handwritten ink -  a presentation copy to a James Thomson at the University of St Andrews.

 

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