A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland, Including the Isle of Man, Vol. 3 of 3: Comprising an Account of Their Geological Structure; With ... Scenery, and Antiquities (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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The following Plates contain sketches of different kinds, intended to illustrate various circumstances occurring throughout the preceding descriptions, of which no accurate idea could be conveyed by words. The economy which it was judged expedient to study in these volumes, has rendered it necessary to limit these illustrations to the most indispensible. For the same reasons they have been, in most cases, reduced from the original drawings, to the least space on which it was possible to express them, and crowded together, in no very regular order, into a small compass. The defects hence resulting are numerous; since a general idea has been frequently substituted for a fact, an imaginary for a real section, or an assemblage of lines for a view. The proportions of the parts have also been almost every where sacrificed, for the purpose of condensing the abstract nature of the thing to be represented, not the object itself, into the space to which it was condemned. They must only be considered as the ghosts of subjects to which a body is wanting.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book examines geology at various locations in Scotland, particularly in the Hebrides. The author did not use maps, but carefully made sketches (included in this volume) to illustrate the geological formations found in specific areas, such as trap veins, sandstone strata, granite, and more. These sketches are intended to primarily assist the reader's imagination and serve as a visual aid. The author acknowledges the limitations of his methods and how geology is still an emerging and evolving science. However, this volume presents an early attempt to record geological details in a way that allows others to envision these formations in the absence of detailed maps. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781331993483_0
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