A geological account of the United States : comprehending a short description of their animal, vegetable, and mineral productions, antiquities, and curiosities / by James Mease ...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mease, James, 1771-1846.

Contributor:

American Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural history--United States.

Natural history.

Genre:

Leather bindings (Binding)

Physical Description:

496, xiv pp., plates. 15 cm.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Birch & Small, 1807.

Contents:

Boundaries of the United States

Aspect of the country

General configuration

Mountains

Internal structure of the soil

Climate, of the United States in general

System of the winds in the United States

Remarks upon Mr. Volney's theory, and upon the supposed change of climate in the United States

The climate of the United States compared with that of Europe in respect to the winds, the quantity of rain, evaporation, and electricity

Lakes

Rivers

Soil of the United States

Vegetables

Animals of the United States

Birds

Fishes

Insects

Reptiles

Minerals and fossils of the United States

Mineral springs

Natural curiosities of the United States

Cataracts, cascades, and caverns

Western antiquities

Bridges.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Bound in brown leather with title in gold on spine.

Athenaeum copy: Exhibited: "Useful Arts and Useful Knowledge: The Founding of the Athenaeum," at the Athenaeum of Philadelphia, 2014.

Athenaeum copy: Stamped on inside cover: "Received Sep 9 1848."

Athenaeum copy: Inscribed across title page: "Ex Libris Andrea B[?..] Cooke, April 22 1848."

Cited in:

Sabin 47267

Shaw/Shoemaker 13046

OCLC:

13624677