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Thirteen lithographic "Plates Illustrating the Geology & Scenery of Massachusetts." by Edward Hitchcock (1793–1864) with illustrations drawn by his wife, Orra White Hitchcock (1796-1863) and printed by Pendleton's Lithography in Boston. This is the first edition of the book. Penciled on front cover, "Hitchcock" and on side of cover is an undecipherable ink inscription, "leton" which was damaged by pest activity. Description: Cardboard cover, with list of plates on the front (plates II-XIV designed by Orra White Hitchcock). Plate I: Geological Map of Massachusetts.handcolored. Plate II: Autumnal Scenery: view in Amherst, handcolored. Plate III: A View in Hadley. Plate IV: Gorge Between Holyoke and Tom. Plate V: West View From Holyoke. Plate VI: South Hadley Falls. Plate VII: Sugar Loaf Mountain, Deerfield. Plate VIII: Confluence of Connecticut and Deerfield Rivers. Plate IX: Turner's Falls. Plate X: Gorge or Glen, Leyden. Plate XI: Organic Remains: Figs. 1, 2, 6-10: Vegetable Impressions and Remans, Fig. 3: Cast of a Venus, Fig. 4: Cast of a Turbo?, Fig. 5: Cast of a Tellina; Fig. 17: Mould of an Orthocera, Figs. 11-15: Shark's Teeth, Fig. 15: a Crocodile's Tooth, Figs. 18-22: Unknown Animal Relics from the Newest Tertiary. Plate XII: Organic Remains: Figs. 23-25, 28: Vertebrae probably of Sharkes, Figs. 26-27: Alcyonia?, Figs. 29-30, 32-33: perhaps Radiated Animals, Fig. 31: Fossil Crab. Plate XIII: Organic Remains: Figs 34-36: Impressions of Gorgoniae, Fig. 37: Shark's Tooth, Fig. 40: Cast of a Venus, Figs. 41-43: Casts of Calamites, Cyclopteria? and Nevropteria?, Figs.38-39: Fucoides in Sandstone. Plate XIV: Organic Remains: Figs. 44-46, 48: Ictholites, Fig. 47: Encrini. Plate XV: Map of the Valley of the Connecticut in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Plate XVI: Map of the Direction of the Strata in Massachusetts. Plate XVII: East and West Sections of Massachusetts. Plate XVIII: East and West Section across the Southern part of Massachusetts; Section across the Eastern Part of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Plate XIX: A Tabular and Systematic View of the Rocks and Their Imbedded Minerals in Massachusetts. Edward Hitchcock, who had been raised in Deerfield and attended Deerfield Academy from 1804-1809, moved his family to Amherst where he was appointed Professor of Chemistry and Natural History in 1826, a position he filled until 1845 when he was appointed President and Professor of Natural Theology and Geology. He served as President from 1845 until 1854. During that time, Hitchcock was responsible for Amherst's recovery from extreme financial depression. In 1854 Hitchcock retired from the presidency and became Professor of Natural History and Geology, a position which he held until his death in 1864. Orra White Hitchcock was one of America's earliest women botanical and scientific illustrators and artists, best known for illustrating the scientific works of her husband, geologist Edward Hitchcock, but also notable for her own artistic and scientific work. Pendleton's Lithography was a lithographic print studio in 19th-century Boston, Massachusetts, established by brothers William S. Pendleton and John B. Pendleton. Though relatively short-lived, in its time the firm was prolific, printing portraits, landscape views, sheet music covers, and numerous other illustrations.
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