THE SUB-OCEANIC PHYSIOGRAPHY OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC 1912

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Monograph on the Sub-Oceanic Physiography of the North Atlantic Ocean. By Edward Hull, M.A., LL.D., F.R.S. With a Chapter on the Sub-Oceanic Physical Features off the Coast of North American and the West Indian Islands. By Professor Joseph W. Winthrop Spencer, M.A., PH.D. London: Edward Stanford. Cartographer to the King. 1912. This is the first edition. viii,41,[1] pages, followed by 11 maps (some double-page with 9 printed in color). Large folio, measures 18" x 12.5". Original cloth binding. Text and covers tight pages clean (the blank verso of the last map is foxed). There is a small bit of wear at the inner bottom edge of rear board. No previous owner's marks or bookplate. "Edward Hull (1829–1917), M.A., L.L.D., F.R.S., a geologist and stratigrapher, held the position of Director of the Geological Survey of Ireland. He was also a professor of geology in the Royal College of Science, Dublin. His dates are listed in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. He joined the Geological Survey of Ireland and worked in Wales and Lancashire. He worked for the Geological Survey of Scotland (1867-1868) and led an expedition to survey parts of Arabia Petraea and Palestine (1883). He became Director of the Irish branch of the Survey and retired in 1891." (Wikipedia) Shipping: Please see shipping calculator for mailing cost (note: calculator read more