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1844 Wonders of Geology & Underground GOLD Mining

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1844 Wonders of Geology & Underground GOLD Mining Volcanoes Egypt Necropolis

A rare and rather unknown geological treatise by Longchene. ‘The Underworld and Geological Wonders’ deals with primitive terrains, fault lines, underground water, silver and gold mines in North America, volcanoes and volcanic islands, fossils, caves and sinkholes, and even accounts of famous underground dwellings – the Roman Catacombs and even the Egyptian Necropolis.

Item number: #5373

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LONGCHENE, de

Le monde souterrain ou merveilles géologiques.

Tours : Mame, 1844.

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Collation: Complete with all pages

306p

Full-page engravings throughout

Language: French

Binding: Leather; tight and secure

Size: ~7in X 4in (17.5cm x 10cm)

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