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Browse All : Images by Emslie, John of England from 1852
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[Reynolds, James, Emslie, John]
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Engraved color view by John Emslie illustrating Ben Nevis, Snowdon and Scafell Pike, the highest mountains in Scotland, Wales and England respectively, as well as the heights of other significant locations in the British Isles. Includes notes: "The smaller figures denote the geological formations of the hills".
Author
[Reynolds, James, Emslie, John]
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Hand color engraved map. Dhowing colour-coded areas of rock formations in England. with note: "Primary series colored blue, Secondary series green, Tertiary series yellow". Includes reference identifying the geologic rock formation, text, and cross section. Chart is one of a series of 44 educational charts drawn and engraved by John Emslie. The first geological map of Britain, indeed of any country in the world, was published by William Smith (1769-1839) in 1815.
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