Murchison’s Wanderings in Russia: His Geological Exploration of Russia in Europe and the Ural Mountains, 1840 and 1841

Original green cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front cover, portrait frontispiece, pages: xv, 474, text-figs. 76, coloured pls. 6 – in rear pocket, 5 of sections and 1 map, maps 16, 152mm x 234mm (6″ x 9.25″). Mint copy.The crater Murchison on the Moon and at least fifteen geographical locations on Earth are named after him.These include: Mount Murchison in the Mountaineer Range, Antarctica; Mount Murchison, just west of Squamish, British Columbia, Canada; tiny Murchison Island in the Queen Charlotte Islands in the same province; Murchison Falls (Uganda); and the Murchison River in Western Australia.[6] Unusually, Murchison has two other rivers named after him in Western Australia: the Roderick River and the Impey River, both tributaries of the Murchison.211114(Please note: Over standard weight. Orders may incur additional postage charges. We will contact you prior to processing order to request your approval or contact us to confirm postage cost.)