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The cruise of the Betsey; or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits if the Hebrides

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The cruise of the Betsey; or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits if the Hebrides

by MILLER, Hugh

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Edinburgh: Thomas Constable and Co, 1858. FIRST EDITION. Text figure representing "one of the most characteristic plates of the Asterolepis." Calf-backed marbled boards; joint to top cover starting, otherwise a very nice uncut copy. First edition of this eloquently detailed work on geological observations made by Hugh Miller throughout his native Scotland. "The Cruise of the Betsey took place the year after the Disruption, when 450 ministers broke away from the Established Church. Miller joined his boyhood friend the Rev Swanson, a keen supporter of the Disruption, who had been removed from his Small Isles parish and his manse on Eigg. Swanson used the Betsey as his 'floating manse' so that he was still able to serve his parishioners. The cruise was to visit Tobermory, Eigg, Rum, Glenelg and Isle Ornsay on Skye. Miller's accounts record much about the social circumstances they came across as well as detailed descriptions of the geology, palaeontology and landscapes encountered. During the Cruise of the Betsey, Miller made many ground-breaking scientific discoveries" (https://scotlandsnature.blog/2014/09/02/hugh-miller/). This work was edited by W. S. Symonds and published posthumously after the author's tragic suicide. In 2014, the Royal Scottish Geographical Society and the Friends of Hugh Miller led a cruise that replicated that of the Betsey "which celebrated the life and achievements of a great Scot, a great scientist and a remarkable observer of the social history of the time."

Miller (1802-1856) was self-taught geologist and poet from Scotland. Considered to be one of Scotland's greatest paleontologists, he made a number of important fossil discoveries, though his fervent creationist religious beliefs led him to strongly oppose the then-emerging theory of evolution.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
The cruise of the Betsey; or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits if the Hebrides
Author
MILLER, Hugh
Book Condition
Used
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Edition
FIRST EDITION
Publisher
Thomas Constable and Co
Place of Publication
Edinburgh
Date Published
1858
Keywords
geology, rocks, fossils, scotland, travel, exploration, philosophy, darwin, theology, scottish imprints, 19th century

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