Murchison's Wanderings in Russia
Roderick Murchison was an important figure in geology, establishing the Devonian, Carboniferous and Permian systems of geological time as part of his lifetime's work. He produced the first ever geological map of Russia in 1845. During his Russian field seasons he kept two sets of journals; scientific journals where he recorded his findings ,and private journals where he recorded his thoughts and reflections on his travels. He wanted to publish these private journals on his return as a 19th century popular science book to make his discoveries accessible to the public although he never did: Murchison's Wanderings in Russia is that book. Gold-blocked hardback, containing a full-colour life-size reproduction of Murchison's geological map of Russia and colour reproductions of the cross-sections. The book is also lavishly illustrated with etchings of Murchison's field-sketches. Collie, M and Diemer, J. 2004.