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Dana, James Dwight, 1813-1895.

Title Manual of geology: [electronic resource] : treating of the principles of the science with special reference to American geological history, for the use of colleges, academies, and schools of science. / By James D. Dana, M.A., LL.D. Silliman Professor of Geology and Natural History in Yale College; author of "A system of mineralogy," of Reports of Wilke's exploring expedition on geology, on zoophytes, and on crustacea, etc. ; [Two lines Cicero; one line from Juvenal] ; Illustrated by a chart of the world, and over one thousand figures, mostly from American sources.

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Philadelphia: : published by Theodore Bliss & Co. ; London: : Trobner & Co., 1863.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe Making of America E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	xvi, 798 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Series	Making of America.
Note	Spine title: Dana's manual of geology.
	Copyright 1862 by Theodore Bliss & Co.
	"Electrotyped by L. Johnson and Co. Philadelphia. C. Sherman & Son printers."--verso of title page.
	Wood-engraved frontispiece plate included in pagination.
	"The illustrations of American palOEozoic life life have been largely copied from the reports of Professor Hall. A few of the PalOEozoic figures, and many of later periods, are from original drawings made by Mr. F.B. Meek ... The name of the engraver, Lockwood Sanford, of New Haven, also deserves mention"--Preface, p. vii, dated at New Haven, November 1, 1862. "Physiographic chart of the world by James D. Dana. ... Et. Sandoz del. Engraved at J.M. Butlers [sic] establishment 242 Chestnut St.
	Philada."--Metal-engraved map, at end.
	"Addenda and corrigenda."--printed slip, tipped in after p. xvi.
	Index, p. 773-798.
Reproduction	Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Digital Library Initiatives, 2000. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. [Making of America] This volume is made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as part of Making of America IV: the American voice, 1850-1877.
System Details	Mode of access: Internet.
Subject	Geology.
	Electronic information resources.
Added Author	Hall, James, 1811-1898.
	Meek, F. B. (Fielding Bradford), 1817-1876 illustrator.
	Dana, James Dwight, 1813-1895
	Sandoz, Ernest, illustrator.
	Sanford, Lockwood, 1817-1890, engraver.
	Butler, J. M. (John M.), engraver.
	Theodore Bliss & Co., publisher.
	University of Michigan. Library.
	Trobner & Co., publisher.
	C. Sherman & Son, printer.
	L. Johnson & Co., stereotyper.
Added Title	Dana's manual of geology.
In:	Making of America. URL: http://moa.umdl.umich.edu/