A history of mountains
Subtitle: geographical and mineralogical.
By: By Joseph Wilson. Accompanied by A picturesque view of the principal mountains of the world, in their respective proportions of height above the level of the sea. By Robert Andrew Riddell ...
Contributors: Riddell, Robert Andrew.
Publisher: Nicol [etc.]
Published: 1807
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Mountains.
Notes: "List of the mountains of Europe, arranged alphabetically, with their topographical positions, and the heights of such as have been measured", followed by similar lists for Asia, Africa and America: v. 1, p. 1-368.
Imperfect: folded plate wanting.
Vols. 2-3: Comp. by Joseph Wilson to accompany A picturesque view of the principal mountains of the world ... painted and published January 1, 1806, by Robert Andrew Riddell. London, Pub. for R.A. Riddell by Nicol [etc.]
"Many copies of this work were destroyed by fire. The folding plate is sometimes deficient." cf. Lowndes.