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A concise abstract of the contents of a cabinet of British organic remains, more particularly of Tertiary fossil shells
Title
A concise abstract of the contents of a cabinet of British organic remains, more particularly of Tertiary fossil shells...selected from their respective localities, during a period of twenty-five years, by Richard C. Taylor, Fellow of the Geological Society of London.... It is chiefly in consideration of the great risk attending its removal to its present residence, west of the Alleghanies, that, after a year's deliberation, he has determined to offer it for sale in Philadelphia
Identifier(s)
text:1455; APSimg6476; Goodman Number: 211; 973 C683 No. 78
Description
Advertises the sale and lists the contents of fossil collection of this British geologist and mining engineer who immigrated to the United States in 1830. After his arrival to America Taylor became involved in economic geology of Pennsylvania, and his reputation for competency soon won him assignments from as far away as Cuba and Panama. In 1848 Taylor's Statistics of coal was published to highly favorable reviews.
Creator
Taylor, Richard C. (Richard Cowling), 1789-1851
Source
Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject
Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Biological Science; Broadside Subdivision: Paleontology; Fossils; Shells
Date
n.d.