LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
Reading edition
MAPS.
Of the World, showing the distribution of Volcanoes and the
Districts visited by Earthquakes to face page 60
Of Great Britain, showing the Coal-fields and chief Mining Districts 400
Of America, showing the Coal-fields and Mineral Districts 410
WOODCUTS.
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Carboniferous Forest engraved by G. Pearson, to face title
Tabular Geological Profile of Strata with corresponding Fossils engraved by G. Pearson 3
Aqueous Strata disturbed by Igneous Formations ” ” 4
Ammonites Henleyi (Middle Lias) from Haughton’s ‘Manual of Geology’ 9
Trilobite from Kemp’s ‘Phasis of Matter’ 11
Magnified Eye of Trilobite ” ” 11
Pterygotus acuminatus (Eurypterid) from Haughton’s ‘Manual of Geology’ 12
Spirifer princeps (Brachiopod) ” ” 12
Pterichthys Milleri, restored (Old Red Sandstone of Scotland) ” ” 14
Ventriculites, Fossil Sponge (Chalk) ” ” 16
Siphonia costata, Fossil Sponge, (Green(Green Sand, Warminster) ” ” 16
Encrinus liliiformis (Muschelkalk, Germany) ” ” 17
Pentacrinus briareus ” ” 17
Marsupites ornatus (Chalk) ” ” 18
Turrilites tuberculatum ” ” 19
Restored Belemnite ” ” 19
Ichthyosaurus communis ” ” 20
xviiiPlesiosaurus dolichodeirus (British Museum—found in the Lias of Street, near Glastonbury) from Haughton’s ‘Manual of Geology’ 21
Glyptodon clavipes ” ” 25
Diagram illustrating action of Syphon engraved by G. Pearson 44
Section of an Intermittent Spring ” ” 45
Geysirs of Iceland ” ” 46
Porous Strata, Artesian Well sunk in the London Basin ” ” 49
Middle and Valley Lake Craters, Mount Gambier, South Australia from Wood’s ‘Australia’ to face page 53
Extinct Crater of Haleakala from Webb’s ‘Celestial Objects’ 57
Eruption of Vesuvius, Bay of Naples engraved by G. Pearson, to face page 81
Mud Volcanoes of Trinidad engraved by G. Pearson 94
Great Earthquake at Lisbon engraved by G. Pearson, to face page 114
Axmouth Landslip engraved by G. Pearson 128
Stalactital Cavern at Aggtelek: the Cave of Borodla engraved by G. Pearson, to face page 133
Entrance to the Cave of Adelsberg engraved by G. Pearson 137
Stalactital Cavern in Australia from Wood’s ‘Australia’ 141
Cave under Bonifacio from Forester’s ‘Corsica’ 145
Leptodirus Höchenwartii engraved by G. Pearson 163
The Proteus anguinus ” ” 165
Blind Fish (Amblyopsis spelæus) ” ” 168
Indian Rock-cut Temple engraved by G. Pearson, to face page 178
Rock Temples of Ajunta (general view) engraved by G. Pearson 182
Lower Glacière of St. Livres from Browne’s ‘Ice Caves’ 193
Ice Streams in the Upper Glacière of St. Livres ” ” 196
Entrance to the Glacière of St. Georges ” ” 201
Gallery with Tombs from Northcote and Brownlow’s ‘Roma Sotterranea’ 206
Cave in Dream Lead Mine, near Wirksworth, Derbyshire engraved by G. Pearson 216
Boring Machine in the Tunnel, Mont Cenis { taken from the ‘Illustrated London News’ by permission } 238
Boring Machine in the Second Working Gallery, Mont Cenis Tunnel ” ” 239
Process of Boring engraved by G. Pearson 251
Section of a Lead Mine in Cardiganshire { from Ure’s ‘Dictionary of Arts, Manufacture, and Mines’. } 252
Part of a Colliery laid out in four panels ” ” 255
General View of Mining Operations engraved by G. Pearson 257
Tools used by Miners in Cornwall { from Ure’s ‘Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines’ } 258
Conveyance of Minerals underground engraved by G. Pearson 262
Miners descending Shaft in Owen’s Safety Cage ” ” 265
Timbering of a Mine { from Ure’s ‘Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines’ } 258
Transverse Sections of Walled Drain Galleries ” ” 269
Drainage of a Mine by Adit Levels ” ” 269
Safety Lamp ” ” 280
Gold-washing in Australia engraved by G. Pearson 292
Stamping Mill from Ure’s ‘Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines’ 306
Grinding Mill ” ” 307
xixThe Botallack Mine, Cornwall engraved by G. Pearson 317
St. Michael’s Mount, Cornwall ” ” 333
Blast Furnace from Ure’s ‘Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines’ 352
Pecopteris adiantoides from Haughton’s ‘Manual of Geology’ 391
Sphenopteris affinis ” ” 391
Lepidodendron elegans ” ” 392
Asterophyllites comosa ” ” 392
Sigillaria oculata ” ” 392
Calamites nodosus ” ” 393
Coalbeds rendered available by elevation, from ‘Our Coal and Our Coal Pits’ 397
Section of Coal-field south of Malmesbury { from Ure’s ‘Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines’ } 398
Coal-basin of Clackmannanshire ” ” 403
Dudley Coal-field from Howitt’s ‘Visits to Remarkable Places’ 407
Shipping Coal ” ” 412
Coal Hewers at Work engraved by G. Pearson 415
Pitch Lake of Trinidad engraved by G. Pearson, to face page 429
Insects and Vegetable Substances inclosed in Amber, engraved by G. Pearson 452
Penrhyn Slate Quarry, North Wales engraved by G. Pearson, to face page 469
The following is a list of the full-page illustrations, included in the foregoing list, all of which, except No. 2, are engraved by G. Pearson:—
1. Carboniferous Forest to face title
2. Middle and Valley Lake Craters, Mount Gambier, South Australia to face page 53
3. Eruption of Vesuvius, Bay of Naples ” 81
4. Great Earthquake at Lisbon ” 114
5. Stalactital Cavern at Aggtelek; the Cave of Borodla ” 133
6. Indian Rock-cut Temple: Porch of the Chaitya Cave Temple, Ajunta ” 178
7. Pitch Lake of Trinidad ” 429
8. Penrhyn Slate Quarry, North Wales ” 469
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