Author: Owen, David Dale
Title: A Geological Reconnaissance and Survey of the State of Indiana in 1837 and 1838.
Description: Department of Natural Resources, Indiana, 1987. Reprint. Hardcover. This is a hardcover reprint of the report made by David Dale Owen, then Geologist for the state of Indiana. Bound in blue buckram with bright gilt titles to spine and front cover. No defects; pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. Two folding plates are in a pocket attached to back pastedown, as listed in Table of Contents: a facsmile reproduction of an 1837 Map of Indiana and a chart showing the evolution of Owen's classification scheme for stratified rocks of the Midwest. Both are in Fine condition. The author was the third son of Robert Owen, the Welsh reformer who established the utopian society New Harmony, Indiana, where David Dale also lived. Geological Survey Bulletin 61 Series. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 121 pages. U7. As New with no dust jacket.

Keywords: Geologic Features Indiana Early 19th Century David Dale Owen